- Mar 26, 2017
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I bought chicks from the local tractor supply last April. I have 4 hens .. 3 rir and I'm not sure of the 4th. She is white and that's all i know. The white one went broody. We hoped she would come out of it, but she didn't. I bought fertile eggs from a local person. She has sat on then for 20 days. They started hatching today. When we came home from church there was one fully hatched chick that was dead in her nest. No shell was found. I decided to let her hatch the other eggs. Went out 4 hours later and another dead chick and the mama was eating the shell. I brought the rest of the eggs in the house. I know I wasnt supposed to move the eggs, but I had to do something. I placed them on a towel in a box with a heating pad and wet sponge. Two have hatched in the last 4 hours. They seem to be ok. There are 2 other eggs that have little cracks. Am I doing the right thing? I am so worried they aren't going to survive.