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    Mama hen maybe abandoning chicks at 3 days?

    Thank you! She’s definitely not big enough. I’m pretty positive the only way she made it work is because we were in the mid-nineties for about three weeks. Coincidence? I don’t think so! She might have been able to fully cover seven or eight, but not thirteen. I’ll keep you guys updated! They...
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    Mama hen maybe abandoning chicks at 3 days?

    No, they’re too small to get out just yet. It’s about three feet high so they haven’t figured out how to jump that yet.
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    Mama hen maybe abandoning chicks at 3 days?

    Lol no kidding! I looked everywhere for three hours and still can’t find her original nest! I mean she really did get one over on me! This is one of my biggest farm fears, I’ve never had this happen before. But I talked to my husband and we’re already planning on putting together new pens for my...
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    Mama hen maybe abandoning chicks at 3 days?

    Thank you! I’ll be honest, I freaked out crying because I was not at all prepared for babies, much less this many. 13 is so many for her size. She’s half Ayam Cemani and half White Crested Polish. So she’s just an average-sized hen. I had two roosters who were very friendly suddenly get into...
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    Mama hen maybe abandoning chicks at 3 days?

    That’s the thing. They are following her great. The problem is that she got out of the pen and left them alone in it. I wouldn’t have had a problem with them just running around the barn, but it’s only closed off by a livestock gate. There are way too many escape holes for the babies to get out...
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    Mama hen maybe abandoning chicks at 3 days?

    Hey guys, I haven’t found an answer to this question yet despite looking. So, I have a hen that somehow managed to hide a nest from me over the last few weeks. I go out to the barn three days ago and there was my hen. I still have no idea where she did it, but somehow little Miss Debbie Harry...
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    Massive humidity drop with pipping chick

    Lol, well, we have six now as of last night. Talk about a staggered hatch! The first one is still separated because it keeps picking on the others, so I’m pretty sure it’s a rooster. The rest have hatched at least a day apart each, with the sixth four days later. That one is still in the...
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    Massive humidity drop with pipping chick

    🤣 Thank you Debbie! I felt like the cheese was sliding off my cracker today! #4 is out and cheeping LOUDLY. #5 is pipped. My husband called from out of town to check on me. I told him the whole story (including the staggered hatch) and he started laughing hysterically. We started trading soap...
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    Massive humidity drop with pipping chick

    As far as I know the humidity is reading correct. It is at 68%. The coconut oil on the membrane seems to have worked. I haven’t helped beyond removing those couple of chips and lubricating the membrane. She perked up after a bit and is now almost fully zipped and cheeping away. Another egg has a...
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    Massive humidity drop with pipping chick

    Thank you so much. I did as you suggested and pulled off the little chips. The membrane was totally dry but had a tiny sliver in it. I started putting the coconut oil on the membrane and a bit of it pulled off. It was over her beak though, no blood vessels attached. She was moving and cheeping a...
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    Massive humidity drop with pipping chick

    I might have some coconut oil in my RV. I did rub warm water on the area where she pipped but tried to close it right away because I already caused so much damage. I can’t tell but it doesn’t look like there’s a hole in the membrane. But you think I should go ahead and pull it out and get the...
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    Massive humidity drop with pipping chick

    Thank you. I’m hysterical right now. I’ve done probably twenty hatches and never had anything like this happen. They’ve always been smooth sailing, and this time I’ve had every possible issue pop up. I’ll be devastated if I killed the rest. Nature is nature, but this time it was totally my fault.
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    Massive humidity drop with pipping chick

    😭 This is the worst hatch I’ve ever had! My first chick was attacked and hatched two days early. Two other chicks hatched yesterday and when I put them in the brooder with the first (Rocky) started attacking them. She just wouldn’t stop, even with toys, drawings on the brooder, and me playing...
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    Chick attacked while hatching!

    Rocky is doing well, but I have a new problem. Two other chicks hatched later than her and now that they are all in the brooder she won’t stop packing at them. I do t think she’s curious, she’s bullying them. Heat is fine, they have clean bedding, food and water. I have a little teddy bear and...
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    Chick attacked while hatching!

    Well, it looks like there was no permanent damage to her! Buuuuuuuut, she now thinks I’m her mama since she was alone in the incubator for two days. (One other egg hatched this morning). She will only stop crying when I’m holding her and she climbs into my hand on her own. She also eats out of...
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