Day 22 only 1 chick hatched under broody

[McChooky]

No other eggs hatched and mama left nest today. Didn’t end up buying more chicks. Learned a lot and have some things in mind that I would do differently next time

I put 8 eggs under my broody hen and after she came off the nest with chicks I put the remaining eggs in an incubator (One of those eggs hatched too and I chucked the rest) Momma hen took the baby chick hatched in the incubator and they're all doing great. I hope your broody hen and baby chick are doing great too!If I had it to do over I wouldn't have given her so many eggs because she's a 1st timer.

 

[LuciferRoo]

Yes if they have pipped into the air cell you should see that, I was lucky enough once to catch this. Just make sure to put the eggs back the same side up you found it.

And yes put any foster chicks under the broody before she leaves the nest, but being a first time mama she might be slow coming off the nest. My first time mama is 5 days now and I had to haul her off she was getting a bit depressed I felt. Normally they will come off the nest around day 4 though I have found. Not sure if you can get chicks still were you are. but it's not the end of the world if she only raises one chick, there is a person on here who has one chick being raised by 5 (yes 5!) broody silkies. That chick is doing very well!

I had only 1 chick that hatched and survived under a hen. The hen took care of her and that chick is now a hen herself.