Hi, in my experience, if you put live chicks under her there is no guarantee she will accept them. Better to get some fertile eggs to put under her. If she has been sitting a while, i.e. weeks you might want to wait til the next time she goes broody. If you do put fertile eggs under her, I would mark them with a marker pen in case the other hens also lay their egg in her nest - you want to remove those ones each day. Good luck.
Hi, in my experience, if you put live chicks under her there is no guarantee she will accept them. Better to get some fertile eggs to put under her. If she has been sitting a while, i.e. weeks you might want to wait til the next time she goes broody. If you do put fertile eggs under her, I would mark them with a marker pen in case the other hens also lay their egg in her nest - you want to remove those ones each day. Good luck.