- May 13, 2008
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We have several broody hens who have been sitting for MONTHS with no results. Today when collecting eggs, I discovered a chick!!!! It was in the next door nesting box, cold and barely moving. I took it and put it in a box with a heat lamp, gave it water (with a dropper) but don't know what to do about food.
The mama is sitting on about a doz eggs. One other chick was hatched and squashed
and when she got back on to sit, she squashed another egg which had a developing chick in it. I have a sense that the eggs mama is sitting on are a collection of eggs with varying hatch dates.
What do I do with this situation? I can hear peeping coming from at least one other egg. Do I candle them and weed out the no go`s? Do I stick this live one back under mama? I'm afraid it will get squashed. What do I feed this little guy, or does mama do that?
Thanks & Blessings, Newbie
The mama is sitting on about a doz eggs. One other chick was hatched and squashed
What do I do with this situation? I can hear peeping coming from at least one other egg. Do I candle them and weed out the no go`s? Do I stick this live one back under mama? I'm afraid it will get squashed. What do I feed this little guy, or does mama do that?
Thanks & Blessings, Newbie