Hello. A Hen won't accept Chicks over two days old and the Chicks won't accept her as Momma. In some very slim cases it works.
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The chick may not bond to her. I lost 2 chicks last year because they didn’t bond with a broody. They were 2 & 3 days old.
Yeah it was really sad. I kept putting them under her and she was happy but they would take off running as soon as I walked away. I put them under her every night. One morning I went out and there was only 1 chick under her. I found it on the other side of the coop. Same thing happened the next day with the other one.
It really depends on the hen. If she already has chicks she might accept some that are older. I've had several chicken hens that would accept older chicks, ducklings, peachicks, and keets, so it's not that rare. When I give older chicks to a brooch I usually do it at night then and keep a close eye on them through the night and into the morning.Will a silkie raise a chick that is a couple of weeks old?