Not good indeed :/ Well I know its something thats been said before, but these things do happen and it is heartbreaking when little animals, or any animals pass. I know this very well as I breed guinea pigs and we loose many young ones, it's always upsetting I know, but with the babies of any...
Im so sorry to hear that :(, I wish you the best of luck next time.
As for the hen, perhaps you're right. Just keep and eye of how her little chick goes and if she starts stepping on it or ignoring it maybe raise that one under a lamp as well.
I don't usually have too much trouble with hatching them, it's very rare i loose any. Perhaps it's something to do with what you feed the mothers? Forgive me if i sound like im acusing you of being a bad chicken owner, im not i think if you love your poultry and do the best job you can your a...
Okay, With my hens when I find a brand new fresh from the egg chick it can look very unwell, for example yesterday i found one struggling to get out of its egg and so I helped it and the poor little thing was covered in blood which sounds similar to your story. I left it under the hen and came...