Good news at last!! A new hatchling!!!!

About 3weeks ago my Bluebelle, Veronica, went broody so I let her sit on the eggs as I wasn't really bothered. At that time I still had Thatcher so the eggs would have all been Welsummer cross. Ive just been down to check on everything and noticed a tiny little head poking up   A new chick, it has come from a brown egg so it must be either a Marans or a Columbian Blacktail cross. It is virtually black with a tiny white chest and a titchy stripe on its head.  The other eggs are 2 Cream Legbars plus a couple  more marans/blacktail and possibly one of Ronnies. Ronnie is in a wicker basket and gets out for food & water, what do I do about feeding the chick (I know I have to give it crumb)  I mean should I leave it with her or put it in a broody box??? My cream Legbar also went broody this week but was just sat on a dummy egg so I bought 6 Nankin eggs and she put them under her today & she seems quite happy!!!!!

Thanks.  That is the problem, the wicker basket is square and about 10ins deep.  Should I take her out of it so the chick can find food & water??  I am cautious about disturbing her especially as the other eggs haven't hatched yet.....

That is good news Prod.   

I usually offer my broody water and chick crumb in the last couple of days before hatch and again once they hatch until she takes them off the nest.  You don't want her to dehydrate in this heat.  You can add a little honey dissolved in boiled water to her water and this should help keep her hydrated.  Just a small saucer of chick crumb is usually appreciated as she won't have been off the nest.  Keep an eye out for her pooing in the nest and remove it asap if she does.  If the basket is not big enough for the food and water just hold it until she has had some.  She will probably complain but once she has had some she will quieten down.  If you don't have a chick drinker you can put marbles in a normal drinker so they don't drown.  Small pebbles do the same job as long as you make sure they are clean (I use steri fluid).   

Veronica abandoned the nest today leaving the other 3 eggs.  I checked and none were formed, just full of white runny liquid.  So considering I wasn't bothered I now have 3 new chicks on the scene, 2 black and one golden(ish)   Knowing my luck though they will all be boys!!!!!