Momma hen attack her baby...

opticalqueen

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Four week old chick was attacked by her momma hen. She pecked the chick to a pulp, even tore a huge hole on top of her head. I have doctored and medicated the chick, took the rest of the babies away and into a separate cage. The injured chick is drinking, eating and standing on her own. What else can i do? why would the momma turn on the baby?
 
I've heard of chickens doing anything the can to kill a chicken that's sick or injured,maybe there was something wrong with the chick?
 

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