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Normally a bird species (whether chicken, cardinal, etc etc) will lay an egg each day or two until she feels she has an appropriate size clutch to incubate. It is normally instinct for "mom" to remain away from her nest until she is ready to start the process. All eggs remain fertile but...

So the 3 survivors are the ones that hatched first? It is normal for a broody to abandon late hatching eggs to care for her early hatchees, but very rare to keep incubating the eggs and then kill the chicks as they hatch. Did other hens continue to lay eggs in the broody's nestbox after she...

I agree with others that this chick's odds of survival is slim to none. The detached lower beak issue may prove to be more fatal than the severe head injury. The main reason for my post here is to say I wouldn't blame mama hen for the injuries of this chick unless 1) You see her do the deed...