Will my hen accept chicks?

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

She is REALLY sweet and little... Like bantam sized.. she is lonely and i was wonderin if she would except chicks? Or would she kill them?

 

[M To The Maxx]

If she is not broody then she will most likely kill them.

 

[SpringChickens]

If she's not broody, she won't accept them. Don't risk it.

 

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

Well she is a baby herself! Only 6 months old.. But she is really tiny and i havent seen her hurt anything.. Could i introduce them with wire inbetween (like a fence) and see how she responds?

 

[M To The Maxx]

Iheartchicks<3

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Well she is a baby herself! Only 6 months old.. But she is really tiny and i havent seen her hurt anything.. Could i introduce them with wire inbetween (like a fence) and see how she responds?

IMHO just don't do it.​

 

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

So i cant split the run and then put them in (she wouldnt be able to get them)

 

[M To The Maxx]

Iheartchicks<3

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So i cant split the run and then put them in (she wouldnt be able to get them)

You could but there really is no chance of her accepting them without being broody.​

 

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

Okay. She has never been broody

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

The oldest chickens I have ever been successful at integrating with chicks (around 2 weeks old) is my SILKIES who were around 2 months old at the time. (Silkies are different than normal chickens, IMO.) I wouldn't really even recommend to anyone to do what I did, except mine are an incredibly docile strain of silkie, and I was desperate to house them together.

(Read- my silkies have such large crests they can't see.)

No way would I put a 6 month old hen in with chicks unless broody. They will kill them.

 

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

Alright, i wont. But here is another question. I got a reptile emitter as reccomended by many. Its not hot enough. Although it says it will keep the cage at 80 degrees it barely gets to 60.. It was 40 bucks! I just bought it today. What do i do?

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