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    Mom hen stopped caring for her chick

    Their little enclosure is within the area where the rest of the flock lives, so they're aware of each other. The thing is, I am afraid the chicken will hurt the baby chick, because they pecked it when I let it out. The mom didn't try to protect it at all. The chick hatched on April 4th, but like...
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    Mom hen stopped caring for her chick

    Hello again, I am looking for some advice regarding my hen that stopped taking care of her chick after 4 weeks. It's the "bad mom" that stomped on some newly hatched chicks and only one survived. She took care of her single baby quite well, but started laying eggs again and is trying to run...
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    Hen stomped 2 of her baby chicks

    8 chicks out of 9 eggs. I think that's great! The first "hatching failure" probably was the hen's fault, because this one didn't have any problems and is a great mom. I didn't interfere (just like I didn't before) and they look healthy and lively. This is their 2nd time being outside.
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    Hen stomped 2 of her baby chicks

    Updates: the second clutch is hatching! So far, there are 6 chicks out of 9 eggs. It's a bit colder here now, so I hope that the hen can keep them nice and warm. Overall, this second broody hen is much calmer and looks like she knows what she's doing. I also bought some leg tags to keep track of...
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    Hen stomped 2 of her baby chicks

    Ah, sorry I didn't mention that. The first broody was in a "broody coop", so she was separated from the rest of the flock (although the chicken can still roam around her coop - it's in an orchard behind the barn in which chicken sleep and we let them into the orchard during the day)...
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    Hen stomped 2 of her baby chicks

    Thank you for your kind words. I have no idea if she ever had chicks before, but I put only 8 eggs under her. I have to admit I didn't candle the eggs so some were just bad. Now I am a little bit anxious about the second broody hen. She started sitting on the eggs on April 25th, she's got 10...
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    Hen stomped 2 of her baby chicks

    Hello, I inherited my grandma's chickens and 2 roosters. I know the basics of hatching baby chicks - how to recognise a broody hen, how to care for her and all.. We've got 2 broody hens this year and the first one's eggs were supposed to hatch yesterday. I heard chirping and saw one baby chick...
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