- May 12, 2010
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Esmaralda a RIR managed to collect 11 eggs some were hers some were our other 4 gals eggs. She has patiently sat on them for 21+ days. Our girls are wild and run from us so moving her when she became broody wasn't an option so we crossed our fingers and hoped for the best. I went out Monday morning to find a dead baby in the center of the coop and another with a horribly pecked little head hiding by the wall. I rescued the baby and put her inside in a makeshift brooder. She hatched 2 more that night and we didn't want to upset her and she seemed to be protecting them. Today she came out to drink and we looked in the coop to find one baby that it looks as if she smothered and another on the edge of death. We brought that one in also. That left 7 eggs unhatched. She hasn't gone back inside the coop, hasn't rejoined the flock, just sits there with her extremely pale comb in the run while the rest of the flock is happily free ranging. What can I do to help her. And what about the eggs she has abandoned? We rushed out and bought an incubator but now I'm kinda scared to move them, hub dropped one and it was partially formed baby. Its been a sad day here. Please advise.....