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I did have one hen hatch this year that killed every single chick. I believe she was standing on them. I had forgotten about her. I found each one smashed into the bedding. Took about 3 days. It was a bit traumatizing for me. So maybe yours was similar. I would not use that hen for hatching again.

Are you offering a good chick starter very close to the hen? Is she off the nest? Or continues to sit? More information would be helpful. It also might be more helpful to start your own thread. I have great hatch rates, and all usually survive. I move my hens to a small enclosed area within the...

Those are pretty big clutches. The hen probably can't cover them all, and she probably doesn't rotate them as the nest is so full. Personally I don't do more than 8 at a time with 6 being a better number.