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Roothie said:
Hi from Australia. I've always had a couple of chickens since we love fresh eggs, but I am new to chicken raising. My silver Wyandotte hatched 4 chickens (/12) and clumsily squashed one of them to death and then damaged the leg of another, so I took it away an kept it in a shoebox with a wheat pack to keep it warm. It is only limping a little bit now and jumping out of it's shoebox to greet me. Should I give it back to it's mother? Should I place it under her at night, or will she reject it?
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Hi, welcome to BYC! :frow

Oh boy, that chick is awfully cute! :love

As said by all others... really depends on how long the chick has been separated and the individual hen. If it hasn't been too long (more than a day or two) then I would choose the night time tuck so she hears the baby and wakes up with it under her. If it looks like the others, that can be helpful.

Hoping for a happy return! :fl
 
G’Day from Far North Queensland Roothie :frow Welcome!

OMG! Such a little cutie!

So, how did it go? Is (s)he back with mumma now?

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.
 
I tend to err on the side of caution. To me, this broody already has strikes against her. I would keep injured chick & one with foot problems & raise them in a brooder. If this was her first time brooding, maybe she will develop smarts for the next time. But, I would hate for her to cause further problems with these two.
 
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