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how old do the chicks need to be before they can go out with their mom?

hi guys, it is almost hatch day for my broody hens eggs and i was wondering if you could give me any advice on how to care for both! I've heard that you have to feed the mother with chick starter but i really need help!!!!

i will in 21 days!!!! i am soooo excited!!!

they are about 7 months old

ok thanks, i have put some eggs undrer her now and she seems to be doing fine!!

i have two cockerels, does that mean that the eggs are all fertile

oh i don't have time for that then, i will have to get a self turning incubator

also she is really relaxed and doesn't peck me when i go near her. (she does puff up though.) the reason why i dont know is because she is only 7 months old and is her first brood.

hi guys, one of my buff orpingtons went broody the other day but i'm not sure if i should trust her with eggs yet. Yesterday she came off the dummy eggs for an hour but i dont know!!!

how many times a day do you need to hand turn them?

Thankyou all for your comments. I am going to get a brinsea mini advance because we wouldn't have had enough space in our coop for 40 more!!! Which website will sell them cheapest?!?!

Hi guys, i really want to get a good, small incubator to hatch some chicks but i want to get it relatively cheap. has anyone got any ideas??

Ok, thanks for the advice. I've decided to, if a hen goes broody, let her keep the chicks and not take any away. i will send you guys pics of the chicks and momma if i get some (i hope i do)

would the momma mind if i take 3 or 4 and leave some? will the she let me hold her chicks to get them socialised with humans?

i already have the heat lamp for them, and i would like the broody with the flock as soon as possible.

Hi guys, I have been waiting for a broody hen for a while but i have also been wondering whether when they hatch, if i will be able to take them away from their mum and raise them myself under a heat lamp. please help

If i put her away from the flock in our broody chicken ark and she stays on the nest, does that mean she is broody?

Hi guys, recently I've heard a lot about ways to tell if a chicken is broody but i don't know if they work. I have just made a chicken ark so that if a hen goes broody,I could put her in it. I don't know how to tell if she is broody though so I wont be able to use it. I think one of my hens is...