Broody hen getting attacked

[FluffyBottomBantams]

if You went out later in the evening maybe it would be dark enough to see in the egg if you candled it?

 

[aart]

I don't have the equipment to candle

You don't have a small flashlight.....maybe on your phone?
All you need is a good flashlight and a dark room(coop at night well after dark).
One being stinky rotten is not a good sign, get them all looked at.
Then you can make a decision.

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

Maybe not an iPhone flashlight . Mine does not do well for candling but that’s just my personal experience

 

[ehoneybee]

Ok, I moved her just now. The coop stunk and I saw a dead chick that was halfway out of the shell. It was time to clean the coop and get mama off these eggs. She just has the 4 chicks. I did move the eggs, too, for now, just to see if that would make it easier for her to transition and she's sitting on them but she also seems distressed. I closed the door to the ramp to keep the chicks in the nesting box/roost area. I hope she's ok. I could move her back to her original coop and make sure at least 4 hens go to the other coop. I just had to clean it and put them in a safe space while I did it. Advice? I don't want to move her too much. She felt so light when I picked her up, too

 

[ehoneybee]

She looks to be off the eggs. It's been at least 5 days since the first check hatched. And there have been the same 4 since Sunday.

 

[ehoneybee]

She looks to be off the eggs. It's been at least 5 days since the first check hatched. And there have been the same 4 since Sunday.

 

[aart]

She looks to be off the eggs. It's been at least 5 days since the first check hatched. And there have been the same 4 since Sunday.

Remove the eggs. Clean the nest and let her take care of the chicks.
Give her a week alone with her chicks so they can all get to eating and drinking.

 

[ehoneybee]

Should I leave the ramp door open? I'm worried the chicks will fall down and hurt themselves.

 

[aart]

Should I leave the ramp door open? I'm worried the chicks will fall down and hurt themselves.

Probably better to keep them in the coop for now.
I usually wait a week to let them start learning the ramp.
Another week before removing barrier between flock and mama/chicks.
Please post pic of ramp in question.

 

[ehoneybee]

Probably better to keep them in the coop for now.
I usually wait a week to let them start learning the ramp.
Another week before removing barrier between flock and mama/chicks.
Please post pic of ramp in question.