Sometimes I have to remind myself that chickens don’t think like people do. They’re not trying to be cruel. They’re trying to protect. I have three hens that hatched two chicks yesterday and were still sitting on eggs most of the day but would accidentally kick some out from under them. Last night I noticed one was trying to hatch but was cold and the membrane had dried so I brought it in and put it in the incubator to hatch. Chick was perfect and strong and I attempted to introduce it to the hens today. It was going amazing. I put the chick in front of the hens and they happily allowed it to go under them and even started to show it how to eat when I went back to check. I thought it was going well until I went back to check a third time and it was on the ground obviously after being attacked. It was cold and limp but still breathing. I’ve put it in the incubator again to at least make sure it’s as comfortable as possible but I feel so bad. I’m devastated. I have introduced chicks to hens multiple times in the same way and always had success but not with this one. They had it for multiple hours until they decided it wasn’t theirs. I wish I had of checked sooner.
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