Bloody Egg Struggling to Hatch

[Chichin Mama]

I went out to check on my broody hen this morning and found this egg pushed out of the nesting box and bloody. I quickly picked it up and found that it was still alive and moving. I brought it in and put it in an incubator. I put some coconut oil on the dry membrane hoping that would loosen it, but the chick seems weak and has made no attempts to push free from the egg. What am I looking at? What would help it?

 

[Chichin Mama]

She unfortunately just died... What caused this and what could I do differently to prevent this from happening again?

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

I am so sorry for your loss. @gimmie birdies

 

[Chichin Mama]

Thank you!

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

Of course!!

 

[SamLockwood]

Some hens are not good mothers. Other times they don't like what they see in a hatching egg or hatchling and abandon it or even kill it Remember that while they look cute and fluffy they are actually tiny dinosaurs and sometimes your backyard chickens act out scenes from Jurassic Park.

On the plus side, if you have a good mother, the chicks she raises will tend to be healthy and will integrate more or less seamlessly into the flock.