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Thanks! That is very encouraging! Can I ask what your air cells look like on your no turn eggs? And where on the egg are they PIPing? Are they set on their side? Or upright just not turned?

Thanks - I have it warming up now!

I had set my second batch of eggs and for some reason my incubator did not reset properly so I had eggs setting and not being turned for the first 3-4 days. I had started to question the position on day 3 and manually turned a couple of times late that day then did research on how to reset and...

Is the membrane staying moist? Are you hearing anything from the chick? I have had luck using Vitamin E to keep the membrane soft and it let’s you really see if the veins are recedeing. If you can keep it moist and know it is getting oxygen then just wait for it to adsorb that yoke and veins to...

The chick hatched with more assistance and is growing stronger in the brooder now. Thanks to those that offered help!

Yes I had read that so when I saw the veins that is what I did and returned it to the incubator. Just wondering if there is anything to do now? Besides wait. This is day 24 and all the other chicks hatched on 21 and 22.

It had begun to shrink wrap.

Did you read the post? I explained why. And no that is not outside the incubator. I was asking for assistance not judgement.

How long can this chick stay like this? I saw an internal pip waited 24 hours then made external hole for O2, increased humidity to 80% and waited 8hours. It looked like it was trying to zip so I assisted some more as the internal membrane was staring to shrink wrap. I started to notice...

Sorry to hear about the bad luck with shipping. Both of my shipments came within 48hrs. So that shouldn't have been a factor beyond the normal stress that comes with being shipped. Maybe I'm just having bad luck.

Is anyone else having higher than usual mortality rates with their mail order chicks this year?? Lost 3 out of ten earlier from a breeder and now I have lost 5 out of 11 from hatchery mail order chicks. All of my home hatched chicks have survived well in the same brooder. Just curious about...

Thank you for responding! I'm waiting on the Terramycin to come in and have been cleaning and then spraying with Vetericyn and treating externally with antibiotic ointment. It seems to be healing, here is an updated photo...

My 15 month old D'Uccle has this infection/growth under her eye. Just noticed yesterday and it seemed to double in size by today. This picture is after I cleaned it, there was a lot of crust around the entire eye. It looks like a lump is forming similar to that of "bumble foot". I have isolated...

Good to know! Btw does this look like an olive egger?