hen is kicking newborn chicks out of nest!

[murdeb]

I am at my son's house and 2 eggs have hatched and the hen kicked both the chicks out of the nest and they died. Help!

 

[Fritatta]

well it sounds like you need to brood the rest of them yourself. Not all hens are good moms.
Lots of information on this site on how to do it. Mainly, keep them warm and dry, away from the others and good chick feed starter.

 

[Ariel301]

If you've got an incubator to put the rest of the eggs in, I would do so. Otherwise, you can keep a close eye on them and take them away as they hatch. If someone will be able to keep an eye on it, you could take the eggs and put them in a box under a warm light with a thermometer to monitor temperature, and hatch the rest that way, I've had to do that before when I had eggs hatching under a hen and the other chickens were pecking at them and eating the chicks as they hatched.

 

[Batty about Banties]

I had that happen to me today (dead baby chick in the run) and I just took the other eggs and put them in the bator....Good Luck.

 

[murdeb]

Thank you for all your help, the remaining eggs hatched just fine!

 

[Niss]

That's good news!

Did you move them? Any pics