How to Raise Chicks with a Broody Hen - Ask Phill 20

Natural hatching under a broody hen is the ideal way to raise a few chicks and in this edition of #AskPhill, we look at how best to help your broody hen raise some healthy chicks.
0:56 How long will incubation take?
1:42 Where can I get fertile eggs?
2:58 How to care for your broody hen when she's sitting
3:40 When will my eggs hatch?
4:25 What do I feed my new chicks?
5:11 There are un-hatched eggs, what shall I do with them?
5:52 Chick not properly hatched and still stuck in egg - can it be saved?
7:01 What do I feed Mother Hen after she has hatched her chicks?
8:51 How long will my chicks need to stay with Mother Hen?
10:04 What can I do if my hen abandons the eggs?
10:50 Is it okay to leave my broody in a quiet corner of the coop with the rest of the flock?
11:44 What is a Broody Coop and what should I look for?
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[@26Marlow]

Great info! Thanks for being so detailed and specific. We just had our 1st broody hen, we have one baby chick hatched today, waiting for 2 others to hatch.

[@ralph5469]

Very interesting info. We had brooding hens back when I was a child, but I never fully understood the process, since I was just a child. Thanks for taking me back to those wonderful days of my childhood.

[@JacWarner]

Thank you for your gentle compassionate explanation. I’m a total softy and don’t think I would be very good with little dead chicks. I have a very broody hen (on repeat), so am thinking about giving her some fertilised eggs.

[@michellebarbour5777]

What a wonderful short film. Your enthusiasm and knowledge are shared so gently and kindly. 5/7 eggs hatched yesterday. Followed your wisdom and that of an old book by Ray Fetwell. Between you both, I have some beautiful little ones with no great expertise on my part at all!

[@sionwhitecross2665]

Wow, Phil, we've just had our broody hen hatch two of her eggs, thank you so much for all the information in this video, it's been a great help!!

[@flytesofancy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@paulaharris-allen8900]

Very interesting and comprehensive, I like the idea of Mum brooding, hatching and looking after her chicks, showing them what is good what is bad, surely it is better for the little ones to learn from Mum, I have the time so I most appreciate you sharing your knowledge Phill. Thank you!

[@flytesofancy]

Sorry about the delay, I missed your comment. Yes I love to get mum to raise them as well. Much healthier chicks I think.

[@rjreliv]

Great video! Lots of great info

[@Premkumarkh]

Chicks with mum always have better health....

[@devinpatterson2185]

Just got my first 5 chicks.

[@user-rg5pq9bq8t]

Hi Phil How long should you keep them separate from the other hens ?

[@davidmarek72]

Great video as always Phill.

[@teramartindale432]

Great video thank you so much for sharing I was wondering about the chicks getting damp and dying.When is it OK to let mom and babies run free in the garden I'm afraid of the dew in the morning I live in Tennessee

[@Freebird17]

I have a problem with eggs not hatching altogether, 1 has hatched almost 4 days before next 1 ,3 days later 1 more but not doing well ,still has 7 eggs to go ,no signs of pippin, all eggs where placed at the same time ,why is this happening, please help any advice would be greatly appreciated

[@flytesofancy]

This is not uncommon as a hen will only lay an egg a day, so regardless of fertilisation, they will often be staggered when hatching. Usually they will all have hatched out within about a week of each other at most, so if you have any that have not, it would be best to candle them to check that they are all viable

[@gattamom]

What to do when the hen abandons or attacks her own chicks? We have a hen who tries to kill brown chicks ina clutch of black chicks,