Will mama hen take her chicks back?

[Chicklove4ever]

Hi, this was my first time letting my broodie hatch her own chicks so any experiences in this matter would be great! I let one of my broodies hatch 6 eggs she's been raising them til last night they are 4 weeks old. She's a great mama. I gave 4 of her chicks away to new home. I left her the other two chicks. Well yesterday one of my roosters attacked one of the chicks. He left the neck skin hanging off his neck.
I cleaned it with saline and then super glued the wound together.I put antifungal antibacterial stuff on it. He is doing great being his sweet self. Except I could tell he was lonely and stressed out being by himself so I went ahead and removed the other chick from mama now the injured chick is super happy not to be alone and stopped crying. If I keep the babies for 3 days to make sure the injured chick heals properly will she take them back if she's goes without her babies for three days?

 

[yakitori]

Is it possible to put them back with momma where the other chickens can't harass them?

 

[Chicklove4ever]

Is it possible to put them back with momma where the other chickens can't harass them?

Yes but since Heffalumps (thats what I named him since he was a day old chick) injury is on its neck I had to cut the feathers around the neck and I know he feels funny with the glue and it probably itches so he tries to reach his injury to pick at it but it can't reach so he pulled out the rest of his neck feathers so now it looks like a show girl silkie chick with a glued Frankenstein line on his neck. Its not bleeding or anything but I'm afraid if I put them back she might peck at his neck or something because it looks different and i want to keep him quarantined 3 days to make sure he doesn't get infection.

 

[Shezadandy]

At 4 weeks some hens have already weaned their chicks. I would either bring momma hen back with them (and observe carefully) to see if she'll be nice about the injury.

Keep the 2 chicks together either way.

And I hate to say it but you've got to do something about your rooster. I've never had a rooster harm a chick. And if one ever did ... that would be the last chick he ever had a chance to harm. I say that having multiple roosters, a big flock with dozens broodies and all kinds of chicks - and nobody hurts the babies!!!!

Keeping the chicks where the injured one can heal is definitely the thing to do because any injury will invite pecking. Whether momma wants to keep going with them in that environment is kinda up to her- keep them somewhere you can closely monitor what's happening. My 2 cents.