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Has anyone got any advice as to why I have had 5 fully formed chicks die under 2 mothers?? They have all been out or almost out of the shell and appear as if they could have been smothered. 1 was found on Sunday, 2 on Monday, 2 on Tuesday and another one today. All were under the mother except...

Thanks all for your advice. I removed the egg this morning and indeed there was a dead, half grown chick inside. So glad to have removed it before it exploded! Have disinfected the coop today so mum and 3 chicks should now be happy....thanks again to everyone who replied with advice.

Thnaks for your advice. That gives me the confidence I need to discard it. Just a thought, should the egg have sank if its dead or is does it just sink if it never developed??

I had two chicks hatch 8 days ago, then another one 6 days later, mum is still sitting on 1 remaining egg. I have performed the "floater" in water test and the egg is floating just above the water completely vertical, no movement can be detected. (Exactly the same as chick number 3 the day...