HELP! Hen crushed one side of egg. Day 19. Blood everywhere.

[Chicalina]

can you block off the nest box she is in so that she can't get out and nobody else can get in? Just a bit of cardboard over the front. I'd put the eggs back under her tbh. She will have a better hatch rate than an incubator. And will take to the chicks better if they hatch under her

 

[Ruby Rogue]

Good luck with your hatch. I think you did the right thing, and hopefully she will still brood them when they hatch. I would give her a couple of fake eggs or different eggs until your babies hatch, just in case.

 

[aart]

I would give her a couple of fake eggs..... until your babies hatch, just in case.

Good idea.

 

[chelseachook]

Two have hatched! Two have pipped! One of the chicks was the broody's egg and one was a bator egg. One came out of the biggest egg and one came out of the smallest. One is light and one is dark complete opposites lol. Also, the broody is sitting on infertile eggs right now.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

Excited for you can't wait for pics!

 

[chelseachook]

Pics are coming soon but there is only a small window that you can see into the incubator through.

 

[chelseachook]

Ok, it is nearly 5am and 4 in total hatched healthy yesterday. I put them under the broody because they kept chirping really loudly (like the sound the make when the don't have their mum) when I left the incubator. I only risked opening the bator because:
1. None others have externally pipped.
2. The humidity was really high and I was trying to lower it.
3. Those babies needed their mummy!
4. All the chicks were mostly dry and strong enough to be moved.
I have been checking the mother and her chickies throughout the night and she is doing well. The little chicks are tucked under her feathers. I always forget how small they are when the first hatch! I am staying up to be there to supervise when the sun rises. If all goes well then I will move the mum and her chicks into the cage (located inside the coop to reduce some stress). I promise pics are coming soon! From what I can tell there is 1 slw chick! The rest are yellow so I am not sure what breed they are (I am not very good with breeds).
Also there is some really loud chirping going on in the bator with the rest of the eggs.

 

[chelseachook]

Ok so Nelly has never been very aggressive to me when broody, only a few soft picks and some growls. So I was not harmed while taking these chicks. Here is one of the yellow chicks.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

Ok so Nelly has never been very aggressive to me when broody, only a few soft picks and some growls. So I was not harmed while taking these chicks. Here is one of the yellow chicks.View attachment 2375515

Awwwwwww

 

[chelseachook]

And the slw (I think)