the new chick in the nest is chirping for it`s mama,but she`s to busy walking the other two in the yard,plus theres 7 more eggs in the nest.ants are starting to come around the nest.so worried.is there anything i should do and what? Thank- You
2007-08-04 08:06:27 · 6 answers · asked by doris t 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
First of all do not put the mother back with the newly hatched chick. This chick is not ready to be put with the others. This is so because it is not yet, able to get out of the nest and keep up with the mother and her other chicks. So if you give it to the mother she will either leave it behind or hurt and passably kill it.
Take the chick and the eggs and keep them in a warm place. 90-102 degrees. Keep the humidity at 75-80. (This is common, so when this happens I get a towel and put it in a bowl, I then put a light above it and moderate the temp.) As the chicks hatch give them chick starter and water. To give the newly hatched chicks a boost give them 1 Tablespoon of sugar per gallon of water for the first few days of life.
As soon as the chicks are walking (Around 1-2 days old) around without any troubles of keeping balance just like the other chicks that are with your hen you know that they are ready to go back to momma. A hen will adopt her chicks up to day 3. Any older and the mother will know that they are not her chicks. Do not allow the other hens to get into the nest they most likely will kill the chick.
When giving the chicks to the mother makes sure that she is not going to harm the chicks. To do this it may take up to an hour of just watching her and her chicks.
Good luck,
Also eggs, can hatch anywhere from day 18-24 with chickens. If there was an early hatch humidity was to high if it was a later hatch then the humidity was to low. So do not throw out the eggs until day 25. Also starting with day 18 the eggs are not supposed to be turned so do not fondle with them much.
2007-08-05 16:37:20 · answer #1 · answered by rhode runner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1
2016-05-16 08:12:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When hens are broody and lay their eggs, they don't lay them all in one sitting so the eggs may not all hatch at the same time. I would give it about a day at the most and if the rest of the eggs don't hatch, pitch them.
As for the one baby chick that was left back at the nest, I would try and put it with the hen and other two chicks. If the hen ignores it, keep it warm for the first few weeks of it's life in a box with a heat lamp. Start it on some chick feed and make sure that it has plenty of water. It will be okay without it's mother.
Best of luck to you!
2007-08-04 12:15:09 · answer #3 · answered by reillyj1989 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hen may or may not come back to the babies. If not, put them in a box in a warm place and give them some chick starter and some water. Brand new chicks can eat and drink just fine. they should be Ok.
2007-08-04 10:18:47 · answer #4 · answered by Bama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The eggs will hatch! the mother desires do no longer something, She became waiting for them to hatch, she did no longer desolate tract them! positioned them back in the nest, even if by utilising now it would desire to be too late.
2016-10-09 05:19:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the mother should come back on her own its all instinct the babies will be fine remember that hens have multiple babies all the time and she is probably outgetting food for her new babies
2007-08-04 08:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋