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If your broody wont let you get near her eggs, wait til after dark tonight, then use a flashlight to retrieve and quickly examine the egg. The membrane still looks moist in the photo. However, it will likely dry out and shrink-wrap the chick. Also, theres probably not enough eggshell remaining for the chick to unzip and hatch naturally. Once the chick absorbs the blood vessels and egg yolk, you will need to peel the membrane away and help the chick out, or the chick will die. Assuming the chick is not already dead of course.

Its not uncommon for a broody to crush an egg, especially a first-time mom. That egg looks Really crushed though. Hopefully it was accidental, and mama hen didnt do it on purpose because she felt the egg moving. Keep a close watch on the remaining eggs to ensure this doesnt happen to them also.
 
TheCluckyCluckers said:
Hop he lives! If you se no more yellow (yolk) I would find his beak, see if he is alive, if he is, gently pull away some membrane, just enough so he can breath. Actually, I would do this anyway.
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Fully absorbed blood vessels are equally as important as a fully absorbed yolk. If u begin to peel membrane away near its beak and head and see any bleeding at all, stop immediately! The chick is not ready to hatch, & if you continue to remove membrane the chick could bleed out.
 
Allsfairinloveandbugs said:
If your broody wont let you get near her eggs, wait til after dark tonight, then use a flashlight to retrieve and quickly examine the egg. The membrane still looks moist in the photo. However, it will likely dry out and shrink-wrap the chick. Also, theres probably not enough eggshell remaining for the chick to unzip and hatch naturally. Once the chick absorbs the blood vessels and egg yolk, you will need to peel the membrane away and help the chick out, or the chick will die. Assuming the chick is not already dead of course.

Its not uncommon for a broody to crush an egg, especially a first-time mom. That egg looks Really crushed though. Hopefully it was accidental, and mama hen didnt do it on purpose because she felt the egg moving. Keep a close watch on the remaining eggs to ensure this doesnt happen to them also.
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By the time I got home, it had gotten all the way out of the shell but was dead. The chick was just barely under my hen’s wing. It had ants all over it. 😞 I sprayed the coop with vinegar and water for the ants. This is the 2nd chick that I have found dead under her. I thought the 1st one drown in her water bowl (which I removed) but now I’m wondering if she’s rejecting them. This is her 1st time, and my 1st time too.
 
TheCluckyCluckers said:
I know, just trying to think of ways to save him!
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By the time I got home, it had gotten all the way out of the shell but was dead. The chick was just barely under my hen’s wing. It had ants all over it. 😞 I sprayed the coop with vinegar and water for the ants. This is the 2nd chick that I have found dead under her. I thought the 1st one drown in her water bowl (which I removed) but now I’m wondering if she’s rejecting them. This is her 1st time, and my 1st time too
 

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