Broody Hen that killed chicks, do we try again?

[LeahBrisa]

We had a broody hen but she killed one of the chicks after hatching. We removed the rest of the eggs and transferred to the incubator but didn’t have much luck. She’s still super broody - can I give her another chance to hatch/mother a clutch of eggs? Or is it once a killer always a killer? Help!

 

[nuthatched]

If she's already been broody for a complete incubation, break her broodiness. To incubate another cycle will possibly kill her.

 

[Cinnamon Roll]

Is there a chance that she killed the chick accidentally? If so I’d give her another chance.

If you want to give her another chance this broody cycle, I’d give her feed store chicks, as young as you can get them. Like @nuthatched said, having her sit another whole incubation cycle would be very bad for her. She needs to have her broodiness broken unless you are giving her chicks ASAP.

 

[HappyHippyChick]

I had a silkie which was very good at hatching the eggs but when they hatched, she ate them.