Mother hen attacked hatching chick

[gtaus]

I have no idea, this is the first one to hatch. If the chick survives and once eventually is fluffed out and alert I will try reintroducing and see how things go

I misunderstood. I thought all the other eggs had already hatched. Is your broody hen a first time mother? I am interested in this thread because I hope to someday have a broody hen raise some chicks for me.

I know from raising rabbits that a first time mother does not always get everything right, but the second time around they usually do much better. Some mothers just have better instincts than others. Some mothers need a little experience. I hope the rest of the hatch goes well.

 

[PearlTheDuck]

I misunderstood. I thought all the other eggs had already hatched. Is your broody hen a first time mother? I am interested in this thread because I hope to someday have a broody hen raise some chicks for me.

I know from raising rabbits that a first time mother does not always get everything right, but the second time around they usually do much better. Some mothers just have better instincts than others. Some mothers need a little experience. I hope the rest of the hatch goes well.

Yes, this is her first time hatching! There is only one other egg that has yet to pip, there were more eggs under her but they died early on

 

[PearlTheDuck]

@Keeperofmunchkins Chick has still not finished hatching, should I be worried? It’s been about 28 hours since I first noticed it pip yesterday, still moves here and there but doesn't seem to want to try to get out very much, could it still be absorbing yolk?

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

 

[Hobbits Mommie]

Following.

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

It could be still absorbing the yolk. Is it cheeping at all? Could you post a new photo?

 

[PearlTheDuck]

It could be still absorbing the yolk. Is it cheeping at all? Could you post a new photo?

Yes, it does make little peeping noises here and there, it also opens its beak rather often, as if it was swallowing something almost? Not sure how to explain it, but I was guessing that has to do with absorption possibly as well.

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

Yes opening and closing the beak indicates it is absorbing yolk still. I think I can still see something of the yolk left. There also seem to be some active blood vessels. As long as it is warm enough with some humidity, there's nothing else to do but wait.

At some point, as long as the chick survives, the membranes will start to look more beige white and shrivelled and the blood at the edges will be dark and dried. Once that happens you might try peeling away some more of the shell. Or the chick might push out on its own. The yolk sustains the chick for up to the next 3 days so all the little thing needs is warmth.

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

This is the area where the yolk would be. I'm not sure if the translucent-looking thing there is remaining yolk sac or the chick's belly.

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

This is the yolk sac in your first photo. It does seem to have shrunk down a bit. The chick's leg also looked swollen in the first photo from the hen pecking at it, but the swelling has now gone down.