EMERGENCY: Broody killed all chicks but one egg. Still hope?

[LittleBoPeep1]

I have a broody hen that just killed all her chicks but one egg what should I do???? The egg was left alone, and when I tried to put it back under her, it was chirping. It was not sat on for five minutes and jostled around quite a bit.Right now it is not chirping when moved and she is sitting on it and I am watching her....
Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[sourland]

It may still hatch, and if it does you will probably have to take it from her. I would never use this hen to hatch chicks in the future. Nor would I use any of her daughters in a breeding program.

 

[roosterhavoc]

They were sitting together.

That’s the problem. Don’t kill the hen. Broody hens should be kept separate.

 

[LittleBoPeep1]

“Rupert” is doing great. Happy and healthy! Thank you for everyone’s support We also got another chick for Rupert to keep him company. I can’t believe that he is doing so well!

 

[LittleBoPeep1]

Here's the chick!!

 

[Peeperscreepers]

They were sitting together.

I wonder if they were fighting over the chicks? I've heard that can happen but have no experience with brooding hens.

 

[LittleBoPeep1]

He got out pretty quickly...he is up and walking around though.

 

[LittleBoPeep1]

Thank you for your response!!! I have an incubator, should I put it in there? If so, does anyone know with what temp and should I also add a wet sponge for humidity?

 

[Rose Quartz]

Thank you for your response!!! I have an incubator, should I put it in there? If so, does anyone know with what temp and should I also add a wet sponge for humidity?

99.5 F with forced air 102F with still air. 60% - 70% humidity. If you dont have a hygrometer to chech what the humidity is then yes add a sponge near but nit touching the egg.

 

[roosterhavoc]

After you hopefully hatch the chick I would immediately kill the hen. I’ve had that happen a few times over the years and the hens were immediately killed.