Thanks for posting the video. This is exactly what my rooster does. I have always had the impression that it was just a show off behavior as none of my other chickens do it. He has been doing it for years now, and is happy and healthy.
So glad I read this. I have been hatching off and on for years. But no pro by any means. There are always 2 schools of thought in everything, and there is always the "leave them" crowd, and the "help them" crowd. I sit right on the fence and let my gut do the talking. I have helped and they have...
Wow, I am having the exact same issue, my hen just left and made a nest with her 2 hatched chicks and left the rest. They were still warm 1/2hr ago, and I am rooting around in the garage to get the incubator out just in case. One pipped egg. Wondering if I should just put her and her babies back...