- Apr 26, 2013
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I don't know why I am so torn, I am usually so decisive. We hatched out a chick yesterday in an incubator. To make a long story short, my cochin banty hen started setting awhile ago on a bunch of eggs that were not all set on at the same time. She hatched one out herselft about 7 days ago now and they are doing just great. About 5 days ago the hen decided she was just done setting. Since then I candled the other eggs and there were 3 that were almost ready to hatch. one died, I in my ignorance of trying to help killed the other one (still weighs heavy on my heart- I should have not been so impatient and listened up) but the third hatched yesterday in an icubator a friend gave me. its a little cochin and mille fleur d'uccle cross. she has been inside for a day now and my daughter very insistently wants to raise her up until she's ready to hit the "yard". I am really torn because its alone by itself and I could sneak it out to the other mother hen to raise it the natural way and it would have another chick to be with ( know they are flock animals). My kids just got signed up for 4H and raising the chick could be a good experience sooooo..... I am torn. Please weigh in with thoughts, opinions, or information that could help me (and my daughter) decide. I am loving this site and it is such a wealth of info. Thanks so much for your time!
Oh, on a side note, the mille fleur was obviously raised by someone, I got her from a friend that someone gave her to as she was wandering the neighborhood trying to follow everybody inside. She was a pet and is still really friendly.
Oh, on a side note, the mille fleur was obviously raised by someone, I got her from a friend that someone gave her to as she was wandering the neighborhood trying to follow everybody inside. She was a pet and is still really friendly.
