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Good news I got up this morning and filled up food she is getting about and eating, still not using leg but at least she eating now

that was my first thought as incubator got quite crowded but she doesn't seem in pain at all.

The chick was one of 19 that hatched 3 days ago and when i was moving some to the brooder yesterday I noticed that she was just crawling, She can stand but tends not to and doesn't put weight on her right leg.thing is she doesn't seem to be in pain she will let me touch the leg and I've even...

i think as its cracked and it can get air will leave it as long as i can without helping if can be im nervous about doing anything. but i have read and seen videos of people helping so will do it if need be. will see how it goes.

ok so 9 hours in to day 18 and one of the double yolk eggs has a big crack init going about half way round. without any intervention. also the egg is rocking so at least one is alive.

This is my first attempt at incubating and i put 2 known double yoke eggs in not knowing that they will not likely hatch. that being said i know that some have survived with assistance and would really like to at least try to help the chicks. im now on day 17 i know roughly what i need to do but...