I had a hen on 2 eggs. One started to hatch last night but when I was out there at 530am she had crushed it. It looked like she sat on it and suffocated it. So I have been watching the other egg and finally the chick pops out. The mama looked like she was cleaning it up so I went to grab water and baby food for inside the coop and when I came back the poor baby chick was outside of the nest box and the other girls were coming in for a look. The mama hen seemed angry so I put the poor baby under her and the same thing happened. I now have the baby in a box under a heat lamp. The hen is still in the nest box making lots of noise. The baby was chirping and moving but cold. It is warming up now but looks like it has a bloody butt. Her eyes aren't open yet but I'm not sure how long it takes. Last time a hen was broody she was a wonderful mom and I left her to deal with the babies so I'm not sure what to do next. When will it wake up and need to eat? Why did that crazy hen sit on those eggs all that time just to throw her baby out?
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