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Little over 2 weeks. Maybe I have different expectations than her. It looks to me like momma is over protective. She is not high on the pecking order. When other hens or me get near her and the little ones she backs up into the corner. No one is pecking her or the chicks. Our coop is 15x30...

The chicks look fine. It's been in the low to high 70's. The coop is not dark and is a dirt floor covered in hay. Just seems like longer than normal. They seem normal other wise.

First time momma hen. She was a broody hen and I gave her 4 new chicks she did NOT hatch. They quickly imprinted with momma and visa versa. From my past experience the momma usually walks the chicks around the coop and run teaching the chicks how to scratch for food and find water within a...