We let a broody hatch some chicks but we wanted to introduce a new breed of chicks, so we picked up a few day olds from a local source and tried sneakily adding them to the others when they hatched the next day.
The mother immediately recognized them as not hers and would peck them when they tried to eat or gather under her. Any chance this is the kind of thing she will eventually accept, or do we need to raise them ourselves?
The mother immediately recognized them as not hers and would peck them when they tried to eat or gather under her. Any chance this is the kind of thing she will eventually accept, or do we need to raise them ourselves?