Broody hen had babys under tractor

Toadstool21

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Feb 9, 2023
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A couple of weeks ago one of our hens went missing and we found her under a tractor about a week ago and decided to just let her sit and hatch out the chicks herself and tonight I heard peeps.
She is a pretty feral hen and does not like people (hence her hiding not being unusual)
However she is not in a safe area, do we move her the chicks and the unhatched eggs? Do we move just the hatched chicks and raise them ourselves?
 
I would leave her alone. If there are unhatched eggs she will soon abandon them and the nest as she starts foraging with the hatchlings. Then you can go get rid of the unhatched eggs, or, if you prefer, gather them and try to incubate them. But don't try very long or they could explode.
 

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