*Sad Update* Momma left the nest.. **VERY GRAPHIC PICS**

[bulldog-girl]

Keep us posted. Best of luck.

 

[Bec]

I will!! I see a little ray of hope!

 

[Ashleyy_x3]

yay! you'll be the first of us to hatch an egg using your breasts! lmaa. even if its not for the whole 3 week duration... but still. you might be able to save a baby chick with your bossums! hahhahah they do come in handy for some things...

im crossing my fingers for you and your chick

 

[Bec]

I candled last night and thought I saw movement, I guess not. I checked this morning and I just knew something wasn't right. I opened it up carefully and the poor little babe was dead.

Here are the pics, what age do you think it was?? It didn't look "Full term"

 

[MissPrissy]

After a period of time the hens will leave the nest with the hatched chicks. They won't sit continually. They break their brood. Also a hen has the ability to know when and egg won't hatch and she won't continue to sit on it either. Likely she knew that chick was dead in the shell and did what mother nature intended - she moved on with the chicks that needed tending.

 

[ChuckenGirl]

Quote:
You know everything about poultry...

I never realized that missprissy =]

 

[katrinag]

I am sorry.

 

[conny63malies]

looks like a day 16-17. So i guess momma hen knew better.
the color is beautiful though. Dont beat yourself up it was dead before you even got a hand on it.