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Eggs can be hatched by a brood hen right in the chicken coop but if you incubate eggs, it is often best to raise the chicks separate until they grow their first full feathers at around 12 to 16 weeks. This gives them a chance of surviving among the flock since they will be subject to some abuse when the older hens establish the pecking order.

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