Cracked egg

[ECiesielczyk]

So I have a broody hen who has been sitting on her eggs for 15 days now. Today when she got up for her daily poop/water run I went in and checked the eggs. One was out of the next, one had a small crack in it and the other two appear fine. Now she has been an awesome hatcher and broody mama in the past so I am not sure if she did it, another hen did it or what happened. She successfully hatched 9 earlier this summer so I know she is a good mama. Should I remove the cracked one? Should I not bother her/them and just see what happens? Her hatch day is Friday.

 

[gimmie birdies]

can you put the cracked one in incubator? If she sees the crack she may peck at it and if she likes the taste she may crack the others...

 

[ECiesielczyk]

No incubator. The only good news is that the one that is cracked is the only one I am not 100% sure is fertilized.

 

[ECiesielczyk]

The cracked egg hatched! Out of the 4 eggs, 2 hatched and the cracked egg was one of them. I am so glad I just left it alone and let nature take its course

Here's two picture of the babies:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qVeHi31bmag/Uh0OR4jU_MI/AAAAAAAAAYM/Q_vb8YGB24s/s320/DSC02724.JPG

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ol6zOQWM_SI/Uh0OuaLngRI/AAAAAAAAAYc/9GBnuWdt6WM/s1600/DSC02719.JPG

 

[gimmie birdies]

yeah!