Crazy hatched egg. Anyone ever seen this??

[NorthernMIFlock]

My broody buff sat diligently on 5 eggs and hatch day was 7/14. By late 7/15 only one had hatched and they were all laid and sat on the same day. Since momma pooped in her nest I removed her off the eggs and checked them. I found one of the eggs tucked very tightly in the hatched chicks shell . No way to even pull it apart, it was almost glued to it. I don’t think that one had a chance to hatch. We did end up introducing 4 tractor supply chick siblings that night to her and she immediately adopted them and they are all doing great! Couldn’t stand to see the one chick be all alone.

 

[hennymomma]

Weird!!! Glad chick is okay

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

Your buff looks like such a good momma! Do you know what breed or breed mix the chick she hatched out is?

 

[NorthernMIFlock]

Your buff looks like such a good momma! Do you know what breed or breed mix the chick she hatched out is?

She is great! This is her second time around and I truly trust her in with her flock. We don’t have a roo, so my friend gave me some eggs from her flock-mom is an Isa Brown dad an Australorp. Same parents last year and all her chicks were white with a tiny bit of brown. The one that hatched Tues is black with white chest and tummy. We bought 2 Americaunas, 1 mystic maran, and 1 black sex link to be the siblings

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

She is great! This is her second time around and I truly trust her in with her flock. We don’t have a roo, so my friend gave me some eggs from her flock-mom is an Isa Brown dad an Australorp. Same parents last year and all her chicks were white with a tiny bit of brown. The one that hatched Tues is black with white chest and tummy. We bought 2 Americaunas, 1 mystic maran, and 1 black sex link to be the siblings

Adorable! How funny that this time the one is a completely different color?!?!