I'm not having any luck.
1st - Last Saturday - I broke an egg open that has a developing chick in it.
2nd - Friday - One of the chicks under my brooding hen hatches out but dies while it's still wet.
3rd - Today - I go to check on the hen and she is really agitated. Why? Because something has stolen 5 of her eggs and there is a crushed egg with the half developed chick inside underneath her.
Now I only have 6 eggs left under her and I'm about to just give up. My brother works at a feed store so I asked him to see if he can find anyone who will let me borrow a bator. Maybe I can try to hatch the eggs that way. Am I doing something wrong? Please if anyone has any suggestion on what I could do better I would appreciate it very much.
![barnie.gif](https://www.backyardchickens.com/img/smilies/barnie.gif)
1st - Last Saturday - I broke an egg open that has a developing chick in it.
![sad.png](https://www.backyardchickens.com/img/smilies/sad.png)
2nd - Friday - One of the chicks under my brooding hen hatches out but dies while it's still wet.
3rd - Today - I go to check on the hen and she is really agitated. Why? Because something has stolen 5 of her eggs and there is a crushed egg with the half developed chick inside underneath her.
![hit.gif](https://www.backyardchickens.com/img/smilies/hit.gif)
Now I only have 6 eggs left under her and I'm about to just give up. My brother works at a feed store so I asked him to see if he can find anyone who will let me borrow a bator. Maybe I can try to hatch the eggs that way. Am I doing something wrong? Please if anyone has any suggestion on what I could do better I would appreciate it very much.