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Well Hen #1 moved back to her own nest. Took her chicks with her too... Right now everything is copacetic. I did reach into the nesting box for each of the broody hens. None of them were particularly pleased with my interference but none of them became aggressive. Even when I picked up their...

Nm.... Chick has passed. :(

Well CRAP! I wasn't able to get back to the coop to check on the chick I thought might be injured. I finally got back home almost 8 hours later... Went out to the coop and found a SAD SIGHT. The injured chick has been rejected, it appears. It wasn't even in the coop. It was outside laying on...

I left out a detail. Of the two chicks who were left behind in the nesting box. One appeared to have a wound on its back. I didn't get a good look at it. I don't know if the hen did it or something else. I need to go back out and look it over for more details which I will do shortly

I currently have 4 broody hens - all Black Australorps. All of them are about due to hatch. I checked in on them last night and Hen #1 had at least 1 chick. I did NOT move her to see if more had hatched. This particular hen would get up frequently to go eat & drink so several other (non-broody)...