hen made a mess in coup with chicks

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lesley jj

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hen made a mess in coup with chicks
« on: August 04, 2011, 20:27 »
hi, i am quite new to keeping chicken and recently had a my light susex hen go broody for the first time, i bought some fertile eggs for her to sit on as i dont have a cockerel and i have had 3 hatch today,she has made a mess in the coup as she wouldn't leave the eggs today,will this be harmfull to the chicks and or any unhatched eggs ?

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orchardlady

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Re: hen made a mess in coup with chicks
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2011, 20:44 »
If you can try to remove as much of the poo as possible. Wipe any eggs with care with a soft cloth and  then leave Mum and eggs well alone.

Good luck. You will love the chicks.

Orchardlady. :)

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Re: hen made a mess in coup with chicks
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2011, 21:19 »
agree with Orchardlady on this - clean as much up as you can and fingers crossed all will be well  :)
Staffies are softer than you think.

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lesley jj

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Re: hen made a mess in coup with chicks
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2011, 21:58 »
thank you so much for your help will try and clean her up as much as i can in the morning, smells pretty bad though :ohmy:

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Re: hen made a mess in coup with chicks
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2011, 23:18 »
are you sure it is poo? One of our broodies sat on an egg that wasn't fertile and when she hatched the one she broke the unfertile one - it stank! we took out the remains, cleaned up a bit and she (and chick) was fine,

Scary


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