Meranaldar
Chirping
- Mar 17, 2021
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Hello.
A broody hen had 10 eggs, 7 of them hatched on Monday, and on Tuesday she had stopped sitting on other eggs, so I moved the remaining 3 to an incubator. I had pretty much given up on them, but then this morning (Thursday) one of them hatched.
It has curly toes, I've put tape on them as I've read, but I'm not sure what to do with it regarding getting it with the others.
The other chicks are now very active and the mother isn't really sitting on them much (it's summer and quite warm here), I thought maybe keep the late one in the incubator until this evening when she settles down and take it out to put under her.
Though I'm worried about it not getting enough warmth tomorrow because of how active the mother and other chicks are now.
I'm not sure what to do otherwise, I don't really have a brooder set up because I had a broody hen to look after them.
Any advice?
Thank you.
A broody hen had 10 eggs, 7 of them hatched on Monday, and on Tuesday she had stopped sitting on other eggs, so I moved the remaining 3 to an incubator. I had pretty much given up on them, but then this morning (Thursday) one of them hatched.
It has curly toes, I've put tape on them as I've read, but I'm not sure what to do with it regarding getting it with the others.
The other chicks are now very active and the mother isn't really sitting on them much (it's summer and quite warm here), I thought maybe keep the late one in the incubator until this evening when she settles down and take it out to put under her.
Though I'm worried about it not getting enough warmth tomorrow because of how active the mother and other chicks are now.
I'm not sure what to do otherwise, I don't really have a brooder set up because I had a broody hen to look after them.
Any advice?
Thank you.