We have a hen Turkey that chased a chicken off her nest and hatched out the 12 chicken chicks. 2 days later another one of yard hens went missing which left her 12 chicks orphaned. We placed them with Henny and she raised all 24. Problem with turkeys is they don’t scratch and peck so the chicks has figure that out. But Henny was quite the protector and always stood over them.
It’s kind of neat when you think about what all these behaviors suggest about the power of the mothering/nurturing instinct.