Dont know what it is but if you can get some one to help hold the chook a got something similar and it comes out like it covered the eye area - under the lids too. Looks like 1/2 a pea. Its gross if your squeamish. I lifted it with a sharp object near the corner so you dont hurt the...
Sally - you mentioned in assisted hatching about different breeds. I have an arucana rooster got good results from australorp hen, Have been given a hen and from 14 eggs got just one chick with navel infection. 3 not fertile and 2 almost ready to hatch but died in egg, others died various...
Thanks l think you are right, one of the photos looked just like my chick. We have had very hot and humid two weeks played havoc with incubator humidity. When chick hatched I noticed small bubbles on the cracked top before it emerged, at least I know.
Newly hatched chick has a clear swelling between its legs - almost as long and wide as your thumb. Made it walk with one leg splayed but was eating. Poop was a bright green. Next day didn't look good. I popped the swelling and fluid about the colour of diluted iodine came out - no smell...
Sorry about your losses, the only thing I can suggest is if bub has pipped and is , king strong noises let it be if faint try gently breaking the shell - not the membrane, gently massage the membrane over the head and let it rotate, it can breathe now and leave the rest in the shell for the yolk...
Thanks - alass tis too late for that one but sure would like know what it was. I haven't hatched eggs from this hen before so dont know about her breeding. The rooster is an arucana have had success with a australorp and him. This summer has been so so hot and humid here - the humidity in...
My 2 day old needs help, was born with a swelling between legs - thought it , it may have been cyst. Made chick walk with a splayed leg , was bad this morning so I poked it and yellow fluid came out. Checked in a few hours and had reformed so poked it again doesn't look good.