Young Broody Hen killed one chick

[ShaggysGirl]

Hi Guys,
Eggs are hatching under broody Momma she is a 8 and 1/2 month old Cochin she had 8 eggs under her.
About an hour ago I checked on Momma and seen something next to her. 1st chick hatched and looks like she killed it , not a pretty sight at all

not a natural death at all but looks like it was well formed before the killing.
So I'm thinking she may not be a good mom. I just looked under her wing and there was a fuzzy butt peeping at me so I put wing back and left her. Now I'm thinking something was wrong with the first chick or it just scared the heck out of her since it is her first one and she was like "I have a lovely egg... ekk what the heck is that!" and killed it

I don't know how many eggs are left I only peeked at one living so far. Will she get made if I try to look? so far she is a sweety ... beside killing her first hatched anyways.

Is that normal to happen or does it mean she is a bad mom and I should take the babies out?
How long should I wait to clean out the egg shells from her nest?
She is in the main coop in a dog cage that is surrounded by chicken wire.
Thanks
Rhonda

 

[WriterofWords]

There's a chance she didn't kill it. It could have been deformed in the egg and she broke it, it might have hatched and died and she damaged it moving it out of the way. Just keep an eye on her, check often to make sure the others are still alive. If she's got a live one then more than likely she didn't kill the other one on purpose if at all.

 

[ShaggysGirl]

Thanks, I hopefully she'll do better now. The dead chick was pretty messed up head 1/2 gone and leg broken.
Last night I tried to hear if there was any peeps under her but I have 20 4 week old chicks a couple feet from the main coop and it's hard to hear lol.
Hoping to see some movement today.
Thanks for taking the time to answer Writerofword.

 

[WriterofWords]

Most welcome, I hope all goes well!

 

[ShaggysGirl]

Five chicks doing great with Momma, There are two eggs left, probably duds I'll pull them tomorrow. I think there must have been something wrong with that first one.
Here is a pic of four of the five she has.