I'm sorry English is not my first language and I use Google translate for this
Hi everyone, so my hen just hatched her first 3 chicks 2 weeks ago. The two looked fine, but one looked very weak and its left eye was not open. then I separated it from the others and tried to take care of it. After a few days it looked better and its eyes were open. then I tried to reunite it with its mother. when I put it near its mother, its mother pecked it hard. At that moment I immediately picked it up and seperate it. Why did its mother peck it? Should I still separate it from its mother?
Hi everyone, so my hen just hatched her first 3 chicks 2 weeks ago. The two looked fine, but one looked very weak and its left eye was not open. then I separated it from the others and tried to take care of it. After a few days it looked better and its eyes were open. then I tried to reunite it with its mother. when I put it near its mother, its mother pecked it hard. At that moment I immediately picked it up and seperate it. Why did its mother peck it? Should I still separate it from its mother?
Most hens imprint on their chicks within the first 24 hours. After that others are regarded as competition and 'strangers'. Some hens will accept additional chicks. It does not sound as if she is one of them. I would separate it from its mother - give it a mirror for company.
