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the few broodies I have let raise chicks did a bad job.. sure I had a good broody hen here and there.. but most lost at least half their chicks .. if not more (and that was with them penned... grr)
the only time I ever have pasty butt with chicks is from hatchery shipments.. some hatcheries are worse than others... never have it with my brooder chicks since I make sure they can cool down and also have water available from day 1
and cleaning brooders is just something I do if I want healthy live chicks... can't keep sending them out with bad moms... so if your broody hens do a better job then enjoy it!
I only offer extra heat for newly hatched birds .. older chicks lose the heat pretty darn fast (especially in summer)... this is Texas after all...
integrating them into the flock isn't an issue either.. since I have more than one hoop coop.. young birds go into their own coop.. older birds that are done laying go to the freezer.. meaties also go to the freezer.. breeder pens are set up when I want... flocks get moved around here and there during moults... so I'm not adding new birds into the existing flocks ever... since I don't use broodies I don't need to try to put momma back into the flock or have her penned in the coop... so flock integration is never an issue...
we get a lot of eggs when everyone is laying (that should be laying)... extra eggs go to guys in the military (free of charge).. or are used as supplemental critter food.. so we never have too many eggs here even when I am bringing in several dozen every day...
if you love your broodies and they work for you.. then great.. personally I don't like the buggers...