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    mama rejected one chick

    Hi, my hen hatched three chicks last week who are outside in a coop and she seems to be taking good care of them. i went in Saturday and one more egg had hatched but she was ignoring the chick and i think she kicked it out of the nest. i bought a brooder 250 heat lamp and brought the chick...
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    one chick and another egg with hole

    i looked under my broody hen today and saw that one chick was hatched and another egg has a hole in it. the starter food is out but I am not sure how long it should take before the chick starts to eat. also, i am not sure if the chick will be safe sitting with other eggs all tucked up under her...
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    dead chicks in nest with broody hen and other eggs

    i am not going to move her but not sure what to do about the ramp. i will check on her tommorrow when i bring her the new food and water. hopefully she will be ok until then
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    dead chicks in nest with broody hen and other eggs

    She is by herself in a coop so i am not sure if I should mover her now to a new place. I will get starter food tomorrow but I was doing the school a favor keeping her over the summer since no one is at school, so i guess i have bitten off more than i can chew. there is a ramp that goes down into...
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    dead chicks in nest with broody hen and other eggs

    sorry, the eggs have been since 8/22, not 8/15. i have no idea if this is her first time. she was a rescue chicken but she has not had any in a year. hat does set up the brooder mean. she is in a coop in a box with shavings. she has food and water near her but if there is something more please...
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    dead chicks in nest with broody hen and other eggs

    Fist time chicken owner and have a broody hen that has been sitting on eggs since 8/16. i checked under her today and saw that two eggs were broken and there were two dead chicks. have no idea what to do. there are still 6 eggs under her and need some advice. i have never owned chickens before...
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