Will broody chickens accept 5 day old chicks?

[sandy sea]

I have two cochin that have been sitting for around 3 weeks. I have no roosters. I also have six 5 day old chicks. Could I slip the chicks under the broody chickens without any problems to the chicks? Would they accept them as their own, or hurt them?

 

[seminolewind]

You could put them under the hens at night, and see what happens.

 

[ibpboo]

Really depends on the hen. I have successfully done that with a broody of mine, more than once. I would chase her off the nest, break a couple of the eggs and leave just the shells and put chickies there. When she came back, she thought the eggs hatched!!

 

[lowcountrypoultry]

I've done this with ducks before, put the chicks under her at night, but when you do take the eggs from under them, then you got a mama and kid family