Polish hen actually hatched chicks HELP

[Silkie Sue]

I have a Standard WC black Polish hen who has been sitting on eggs. They are not known for their motherlyness/

Well today 3 of them hatched.
2 of the chicks were behind the doghouse that they were born in which i thought was strange, do you think they were chased out by the hen? and i found another inside the house, on his back, about half a foot away from the hen and i thought he was dead.
i picked him up and he has almost all the skin on his back is raw ( not bleeding but all the fuzz is gone)
i put him in my bra and decided to put the 2 others back under the hen. i watched for a while and all seemed good, so i left them; it was getting dark so i figure they should be okay til morning/
i put the half dead guy in the brooder and put polysporin and a piece of gauze on his back. he seemed to be getting a little livelier just before i came in to write this.

what do you think i should do?
i don't want to take the chicks away from the hen if i don't have to but i don't want her to kill them all either.
anyone been in this situation???

 

[poseygrace]

If you are going to keep one in the brooder anyway, I'd put the other two with her. Doesn't sound like she is doing a great job, and you are right, they aren't known for their motherliness! Good luck.

 

[Silkie Sue]

i was kinda thinking that,,,,, but i will leave it for tonite, i am going out in a minute to check the little one in the brooder. its sad that he is alone but the others might pick at his back anyway.
i will make my decision in the morning
keep you posted.
thankyou

 

[Mikey D]

Quote:
I know overall it's not but..

...that's funny!

 

[Silkie Sue]

update....
the little half dead guy with the bald back was all dead this morning.

i came home at lunch time and the hen was out of the doghouse with 5 babies under her.(going to get pics) and another one was out of the enclosure

on its back but did not have a bald back. he is now in the brooder and i left the others with the hen. she seems to be good with them so far...

BRB