- Jun 8, 2013
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I went out to check on my mama hens this afternoon. I have two of them, one with 3 hatched chicks & one with 4 unhatched chicks.
The hen that's supposed to be on a nest was out on the town with her friends. This isn't the first time she's left the kids home unattended.
So my CPS (chick protection senses) kicked in & I took them from her & replaced them with fake eggs. My incubator has been hooked up for awhile because.. well she's a terrible mom. 
My question is, can anyone tell me 1) how far along these bubbas are & 2) what am I seeing in the first picture?
Two days ago she kicked an egg out of the nest (I didn't find it until it was too late ☹) & I'm wondering if it was because it was no longer hatchable.
The hen that's supposed to be on a nest was out on the town with her friends. This isn't the first time she's left the kids home unattended.
So my CPS (chick protection senses) kicked in & I took them from her & replaced them with fake eggs. My incubator has been hooked up for awhile because.. well she's a terrible mom. My question is, can anyone tell me 1) how far along these bubbas are & 2) what am I seeing in the first picture?
Two days ago she kicked an egg out of the nest (I didn't find it until it was too late ☹) & I'm wondering if it was because it was no longer hatchable.
