should i separate the hen with chicks

[sydney13]

im getting chickens and wanted to start by buying a adult rhode island red and silkie and then whichever goes broody first to be a foster mom for hatchery chicks. if its just two chickens in the coop and then i give one chicks to raise should i separate the two adults? Is it best to leave the mom and her chicks in the coop and take out the other hen or to put the mother and chicks in a separate pen and leave the other hen in the coop? When age should the chick be when the go in the same house with their mom and other hen?

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Rhode Island Reds aren't a broody breed, so I don't think she will go broody but some time they can. The silkie on the other hand is a very broody breed. But some may or maynot go broody. If 1 of the does go broody then I would remove the hen and chicks and leave the other hen in the coop, unless she helps raise them too. You can move the chicks in the coop when they're fully feathered. Hope this helps.