Our first broody hen day 17

[Aji Dulce]

Update: that clutch was not a go obviously but since then, another became broody and hatched out her chicks perfectly. It has been two weeks. She has been away from the main coop, in our barn inside a small brooder. Out in the main coop there are seven hens and a rooster. Does the rooster change any of the suggestions given above? He is not more inclined to attack them than the other hens, is he?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

In my experiences rooster can be more accepting of chicks, but they are all different. Sometimes roosters chase chicks the same as the hens. Letting everyone get familiar through a fence for a week or two is always a good idea.