NEED HELP! Hen stopped sitting on her eggs on day 19

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Second egg almost out they did great! It was a miracle they hatched. The eggs weren't sat on for 3 days only at night
Yayy! I agree with everyone else-these chicks will need to be brooder babies. Your other hens will likely kill them. If you're super worried about integration, I would get a few more so that they'll have an easier integration and can stick together. I second the see but don't touch method, and will also add these points:
-Multiple food and water stations. Chickens fight over resources, and having multiple places for food and water, preferably out of sight from each other, is super helpful.
-Clutter in the run. You want things for birds to hide under, behind, on, etc-just no dead ends. Anything that breaks up the line of sight is great.
-'Panic room' method. Once your chicks can move outside, after a week or so of see but don't touch, you can add holes in the chicken wire barrier that are big enough for the chicks to get through but small enough that the hens can't fit. This will give chicks a safe space to be in.
 
Yayy! I agree with everyone else-these chicks will need to be brooder babies. Your other hens will likely kill them. If you're super worried about integration, I would get a few more so that they'll have an easier integration and can stick together. I second the see but don't touch method, and will also add these points:
-Multiple food and water stations. Chickens fight over resources, and having multiple places for food and water, preferably out of sight from each other, is super helpful.
-Clutter in the run. You want things for birds to hide under, behind, on, etc-just no dead ends. Anything that breaks up the line of sight is great.
-'Panic room' method. Once your chicks can move outside, after a week or so of see but don't touch, you can add holes in the chicken wire barrier that are big enough for the chicks to get through but small enough that the hens can't fit. This will give chicks a safe space to be in.
Thanks for the tips
 
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Doing Great!
 
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NEED HELP! Hen stopped sitting on her eggs on day 19. There was 4 eggs under her and 2 hatched i checked the other eggs 2 days ago they where still alive inode the egg she abandoned the 2 eggs in the nest and left with her 2 chiks she does not want to take care of the 2 eggs left anymore its been 3 days she only goes in her nest box to sleep i went out today the 2 eggs haven't hatched and they where cold i mean she hasent been sitting on the for 3 days all days only at night i though they where dead and 1 chirp inide the egg and the only thing i have is a heat lamp what do i do and how far should i put the eggs away from the heat lamp they wher going to dieView attachment 2365012
Hi, I was wondering if they hatched??
 

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