Broody ate chick?

[New duck mommy 2021]

I have two doing great, fully fluffed- she must’ve been hiding it really well

Thank goodness
That’s great news

 

[Chicken poppy]

I have two doing great, fully fluffed- she must’ve been hiding it really well

I was about to comment that! It took me two hours to find a hatched chick under my hen, sometimes they can hide so good. Glad they are okay!

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

He was hiding in that perfect place... Warm... safe... Just him and his mum (no siblings yet) Probably exhausted from the birth process. It is practically a kangaroo birth!

What a marvelous happy ending.

(As I read this, not knowing how it would end, I thought 'if she ate the baby there would be blood everywhere.')

Thank you for the rollercoaster ride that ends well

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Yay!!!! Thank goodness I was really worried last night!

 

[Letmepetyourdogs]

Yay!!!! Thank goodness I was really worried last night!

I appreciate the support, this community is fantastic!

 

[BelovedBirds]

I briefly lifted her and didn’t hear or see anyone but this morning there were 2 hatched and 2 pipping, so I think she may have just had it hidden really well! I now have one that did not get its vent sealed properly and it is not doing the best. I moved it to the incubator bc she was pulling all the yolk and tissue out of its vent It’s got a lot of tissue trailing behind it, I can’t tel if it’s intestine or what. I really hope it pulls through.

That isn't the vent, that's the naval which is where the yolk is attached and absorbed- it's not too abnormal for the naval to be slightly open, but if it's pulling out its intestines that's worrying.
You'll need to put the baby in a cup or otherwise confined, cushioned by dry paper towels to prevent it from running about. It needs to be deep enough that the baby cannot get out.
Can you get a photo of it? So we can see what's going on?

Fingers crossed it pulls through

 

[ChickNanny13]

2x Picture would help to understand the severity of what's going on with that chick that's a concern. IF it's not severe, corn starch or the stop bleed will help seal the opening IF it's the naval & not the vent. IF the hen's pull out intestines, it may have a chance depending.

 

[Chicken poppy]

I briefly lifted her and didn’t hear or see anyone but this morning there were 2 hatched and 2 pipping, so I think she may have just had it hidden really well! I now have one that did not get its vent sealed properly and it is not doing the best. I moved it to the incubator bc she was pulling all the yolk and tissue out of its vent It’s got a lot of tissue trailing behind it, I can’t tel if it’s intestine or what. I really hope it pulls through.

Keep in mind some chicks have this after hatching and is normal, if intestines are coming out then its bad.

Does it look like the yolk perhaps?

 

[AlexJordan]

It's difficult to determine with certainty what happened to the contents of the egg without further investigation. However, there are a few possibilities.

It's possible that the egg was simply an unviable egg and the hen recognized this, and broke it open and consumed it. Hens are known to consume unviable eggs or eggs that have hatched but produce weak or sick chicks.

 

[BelovedBirds]

It's difficult to determine with certainty what happened to the contents of the egg without further investigation. However, there are a few possibilities.

It's possible that the egg was simply an unviable egg and the hen recognized this, and broke it open and consumed it. Hens are known to consume unviable eggs or eggs that have hatched but produce weak or sick chicks.

It's already been established that (thankfully!) The mama hen was just hiding the chick real well