Rookie mistake

[dlamb82]

Soooo I ended up with a broody BLRW about 3 weeks ago and I decided to let her sit in a few eggs. I made a major rookie mistake though. I did not mark the eggs under her and I did not check under her every day. I had marked on my calendar 21 days and we ended up with 1 chick that hatched on the 19th at exactly 21 days from when I let her sit on eggs. Yesterday she actually got up and I counted the number of eggs still under her, there are 15!!!! I do not know when they were each laid and I don’t want to throw any away as I don’t know if they’re viable and she’s still sitting ...next issue is I brought the solo chick inside and placed him/her into my brooder in the house as I am not really set up for her to be outside with momma and momma is still broody. She/he is by himself and cries a lot. Also her/his poop is yellow which I don’t remember my other chicks pooping yellow. I have water and chick feed, heat lamp etc. same as when I bought chicks before earlier this year. She/he keeps getting this yellow poop dried on her fluff so I keep cleaning the little butt to prevent blockage...sooooo....Yea, any advice? She/he’s an EE x with a Wyndotte Roo...I’m assuming my GLW but It could be my BLRW

 

[Kusanar]

Bear in mind that I don't have any real experience, but, from my reading on this site, if you keep stealing the chicks as they hatch and she still has eggs, there is a good chance that she will keep sitting on them and hatching them out. Not sure what to do about the poopy butt though.