Hatching eggs

[awatson0605]

I recently let a broody hen sit on 12 eggs when it got close to 21 days I removed all other hens and allowed her to sit .. these chickens are outdoor in separate pen 21 days ago 2 hatched since then we have had 3 more hatch and were dead when we found them . Yesterday I noticed one egg with a crack in the shell and this morning it has a hole in it ..mama hen has continued to sit on eggs off and on since birth of my first 2.. I did notice my hen and one of the 21 day old bitties peck at the hatching egg so I immediately removed them from the egg coup .. my question is do I need to put mama hen back with my hatching egg (chick is alive I can see it moving some ) or leave the hen out of the egg box ? Thanks

 

[awatson0605]

I recently let a broody hen sit on 12 eggs when it got close to 21 days I removed all other hens and allowed her to sit .. these chickens are outdoor in separate pen 21 days ago 2 hatched since then we have had 3 more hatch and were dead when we found them . Yesterday I noticed one egg with a crack in the shell and this morning it has a hole in it ..mama hen has continued to sit on eggs off and on since birth of my first 2.. I did notice my hen and one of the 21 day old bitties peck at the hatching egg so I immediately removed them from the egg coup .. my question is do I need to put mama hen back with my hatching egg (chick is alive I can see it moving some ) or leave the hen out of the egg box ? Thanks

 

[awatson0605]

I now have a newborn that mama won’t have anything to do with

 

[JacinLarkwell]

You'll have to brood it yourself then

 

[awatson0605]

Ok so what do I need to do to do that

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Chick feed, a waterer, a heat lamp, shavings and a safe place to keep the chick. They can't be with the flock where older birds can get to it