HELP: need advise

[fmizula]

hello,

so i have two broody hens that have hatched eggs out. a silkie whom i have mooved to a brooding area and her one baby. secondly i have a buff orpington who has had one hatch out so far as of last night. she is in a top nesting box and im sure baby cant get out for food or drink. i do know that the baby can survive for a while on the egg yolk from being born for a while. sooo... do i move unhatched eggs, baby and mom to new brooding area with the silkie mom and her kid or leave her untill more hatch out? i dont want her to abandon the eggs shes has got left but i also dont want the one little guy to go long without food either. im at a delema. need some advise!~

thanks

 

[sumi]

New chicks can go up to 3 days without food and water, but I'd suggest offering the hen some. Wait until she's finished hatching the eggs before moving her and the babies. If you move her now she may abandon the remaining eggs.

 

[fmizula]

ok that is kindof what i had thought. should i give her the three day time line or what? there are like 8 more eggs underher.

 

[sumi]

Move her 3 days after the first chick hatched, unless they all hatch before that. And give her some water and maybe a little food to keep her going in the meantime.