silkie surrogate

[davecash]

i have a non broody silkie outside
and i incubator hatched 4 chicks
would it be safe to put those chicks in with the silkie hen and her roo

would she adopt them?

 

[noitulover]

no, it is not safe. a non broody chicken will peck chicks to death. also, even if she were broody, you would not keep the rooster in with the hen and chicks.

a mother hen and chicks need to be kept separate from other hens and roos.