Weird broody Marans

[Montymoo]

I have a year old Copper Marans that went broody and I couldn’t break her. We wound up getting her 2 babies from TS. They took to each other right away and she has been wonderful with them. They are raised with the flock. The thing is they were 31 days old yesterday, and she is already back to laying. She jumped on the roost bar last night and left them to fend for themselves. They wound up roosting on the edge of their box alone. They were fine all night, but should she be with them a little longer than that? She still looks out for them in the daytime and they seem fine but last night they were beside themselves.
It’s been 100 here so I know they aren’t cold, but still…

 

[nuthatched]

4 weeks is when most hens wean their babies, this is normal

 

[fluffycrow]

Females can wean their chicks at four weeks, or five, or eight, or much longer. Even the same hen often chooses to wean her second and third batch a different age she did the last.

One can’t know when mum decides the chicks are ready to fend for themselves. Since your hen has been a good mother so far, I would guess that she has taught them everything she deems necessary, and is confident they can do just fine on their own.

 

[Montymoo]

Thank you for the info. It seems like everyone is good, but I was thinking it was a little early. Momma knows best!