Adopted chick success!

Im really proud of this hen, she immediately bonded with these chicks and made their entry into the flock super easy.

I've seen this question come up before, when is it the right time to introduce chicks, etc and I guess alot depends on individual personalities, but it can work. Ive also had it not work and it be a struggle for a week or so.

Normally our hens hatch their own eggs but these 5 came from an ag project where we donated several fertilized eggs for students to incubate and hatch. Well school is now out and they had to come back to us as juvenile aged chicks.

I brought them into the coop in a cage overnight and let them hang out, then next day opened it up to see what would happen.

This hen in particular, I found her super broody and hiding under a basket nesting in a huge clutch of eggs that I missed. Once I removed her, she immediately bonded with the chicks and her mama instincts kicked in.