Need advice

[annetteu]

I have a mamma chicken who after the first egg hatched forgot about the rest. Do I take the chick in hopes that she will go bake to sitting or do I do nothing?

 

[sourland]

If she has already left the nest, it is unlikely that she will return if you take the chick away. Do you have or can you set up a makeshift incubator? This is a problem that frequently happens with staggered hatches.

 

[sumi]

I had this happen with me once. I left the unhatched eggs (2 of them) and mom went back to sleep on the nest with the chicks. One of the eggs hatched about 2 days after she got up to run around with the chicks. Poor chick nearly dead when I found it. You can imagine my surprise though! I thought the egg was off!

I think the best way forward now is to do as Sourland suggested and put them in an incubator and keep them warm and humid and hope for the best.

 

[gabrielle1976]

If you dont have an icubator set up a heating pad on low or put them in a box under a light but make sure you dont cook them , at this point a little low is better , they may not hatch but miricles do happen so go for it.

 

[Silseb]

Yes try to save it. we just saved 2 babies in dec. they are now fine and healthy 1 month-olds.