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4/25/12 at 7:20pm

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Will it be a problem to only have one chick with a mama hen? She had 7 eggs and but only one made it to hatch. Will that baby be okay? Mama kind of looks sad she wasn't happy that I took the other eggs from her (they were clear).

1 Easter Egger, 2 Red Rocks, 2 Rhode Island Red, 3 Barred Rocks, 7 Buff Orpington (6 hens, & 1 Rooster) and 29 chicks all ages