I tried separating the hens more than once they would end up together again. They are mean when broody you have to wear gloves to do anything because of this I left them alone. Chick is doing good gave electrolyte and vitamin supplement she has mushy food though not interested yet but has had...
No I put eggs from my other hens with the couple eggs they had. They have been sitting on these eggs from day one. I have switched eggs before my jersey giant went broody and all I had fertile were Bantam eggs she raised the 3 she hatched as her own. I have also taken from a not so good brooder...
I went out to check because I knew chicks were starting to pip well the mother hens pecked at the newly hatched chick. I should add these are 2 broody Bantams sitting in the same nesting box sharing eggs and the eggs were put under them as soon as they went broody this is an olive Egger chick I...