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...
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...
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...