- Feb 25, 2009
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So, I have a chicken who has gone broody. The eggs are at 24 days I think, we were pretty sure that the chicken eggs weren't going to hatch because it's been so long, but we've continued to let her sit because there are duck eggs under her that seem to be doing fine (they are on day 27 today). We took out an egg that we were pretty sure was rotten yesterday (it was grossssss on the inside). We let the other eggs stay until today to give them more of a chance. Well, lo-and-behold, I went to check on her, and she had rolled an egg out from under her. It had pipped. The egg was cold, but the chick was still alive, though not making as much noise as it maybe should be (this is our first chick hatching experience!). I put the egg under a heat lamp for a little bit, and also put a little warm water on the visible membrane, and then I put the egg back under the mom. Why did she roll a hatching chick out from underneath her? Was she rejecting it because it didn't look like the rest of the eggs? This is her first time too. PLEASE HELP! If she rolsl it out again, what should I do?? AH!