Well, halleluja, I got 4 chicks out of 4 eggs this weekend. I couldn't be happier about that. HOWEVER, there's always something. My hen won't get up. Several times over the last 21 days, I've cleaned up her poopy mess under her and cleaned her up. Now I'm cleaning up her chicks when they get in it. I removed the nest box because it's so difficult to clean and she's made a nest in the straw on the floor. It's safe because she and her 4 chicks are by themselves in a 5x5 enclosed pen in the garage. I've tried standing her up and I've moved her around some but she just flops down and won't get up. Are her legs just out of it from sitting on a nest for 3 weeks and it takes time to get the strength back in them? Does anyone know what I should do, if anything? I'm not around during the weekdays to keep her and her chicks cleaned up during the day. Is it normal for mama hens to not want to stand up or move around?
