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    My hen abandoned her clutch! What should I do?

    Also, pics would be great XD
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    My hen abandoned her clutch! What should I do?

    Great!!! Glad to get a positive update <3 I would keep that chick with the eggs for now as long as there is no danger of jumping out, drowning in something (I've had a chick drown in a glass jar lid with 1/8th in water), and the correct temperature. The chicks peeping encourages the other...
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    My hen abandoned her clutch! What should I do?

    Of course! Not a problem at all.
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    My hen abandoned her clutch! What should I do?

    Good luck! Make sure you monitor the heat if you're using the heat lamp. Things can get very out of hand very quickly! I'm also worried about your humidity. I do not believe for a second a damp paper towel under the eggs and one on top is going to be enough. I would put a seriously wet (but not...
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    My hen abandoned her clutch! What should I do?

    Im really sorry to hear that :( I'm glad you got that egg outta there tho. Those bacteria are seriously deadly to the eggs still alive. Good call! How many do you have left?
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    My hen abandoned her clutch! What should I do?

    I know you're getting antsy, you don't want anything bad to happen, but lemme tell ya, things just happen. I have opened many many eggs before and have only lost chicks from not opening them in time. I don't play by the rules tho. Many people are against opening eggs as they'd prefer to let...
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    My hen abandoned her clutch! What should I do?

    It might be, not to scare you, but I cannot understand what would cause your eggs to crack in this way. You said your hen was breaking eggs. My worry would be that this egg received hairline fractures that have been exaggerated by either contraction of the membrane (from possibly drying out) or...
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    My hen abandoned her clutch! What should I do?

    You said you heard peeping. Are you sure it was from this egg?? Has it still not been moving?
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    My hen abandoned her clutch! What should I do?

    Eeek! Something looks terribly wrong! That's not what a hatching chick looks like.
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