hen attacked chick

  1. talkinboutchickens

    Chick buried alive, has many injuries but is acting like nothing happened (pt. 2)

    Hello! This is the sequel to chick buried alive by aggressive hen, not opening one eye. This chick's name is Frankie (I will call Frankie "he" throughout this thread but it's just easier than saying she/he every single time I mention him. I don't actually know his gender.) Frankie was hatched...
  2. avallen

    Extremely injured chick- please help me!!!

    This chick was hatched this morning. I’m thinking that the mother hen attacked it. Which really confuses me, because she loves her other chicks so much and is very protective of them. But this one appears to have been attacked. We’ve also lost 2 others but they were dead when I found them. I’m...
  3. amynw

    Help!!!! Momma attacking late hatching egg

    Hello! I have a broody momma who had 5 chicks hatch 3 days ago. One externally pipped today, just when we were about to give up. When momma saw it, she started pecking the egg aggressively and kicked pine shavings all over it and drew blood, I’m assuming from the blood vessels on the shell. I...
  4. Turkey Girl

    Help! A Hen Attacked One of my Chicks!

    So, we have a coop full of Ayam Cemani chicks. One of our older Ayam Cemani hens got into the coop and ripped he skin off of one of the chick's head. Now the poor baby's skull is exposed! It is standing up and acting like all the others and doesn't appear to be in pain. I didn't bandage it for...
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