I had a hen sit on 6 eggs and 4 of them hatched by day 22. Since the egg box was higher up, she eventually gave up on the other two to take care of the babies on day 25. I candled the eggs and one was infertile while there didn’t appear to be movement in the other so I figured it died in the late stages and I rolled it away under a fence. About a week later, a weak 5 or 6 day old chick came wobbling through the yard and it turned out to be from that egg! It had survived a major storm and some rainy weather that long!
I’ve brought the chick inside under a heat lamp since it was shaking from the cold. It just wants to sleep and I’m struggling to get it to drink and eat anything. Will it eventually decide to on its own once it gets rested up, or is there something else I should be doing? Any advice would help and thanks in advance!
I’ve brought the chick inside under a heat lamp since it was shaking from the cold. It just wants to sleep and I’m struggling to get it to drink and eat anything. Will it eventually decide to on its own once it gets rested up, or is there something else I should be doing? Any advice would help and thanks in advance!
