Poor little thing. I had one hatched yesterday that had the same thing. As she started to dry out it did too. I put a little antibiotic ointment on it. Looked at it last night and it looks pretty good. I think the biggest issue is if there is anything coming out of it. There are lots of threads...
Thanks everyone for the advice. Reading everyone experience has really help with my hatch! I've had a really great hatch. 19 went to lock down and 18 hatched but one of those didn't make it due to his legs not working properly. They last one hasn't pipped. I candled it and didn't see any...
I had 19 eggs go into lock down. I have 9 hatched. One probable will not make one of his legs will not straighten out and the other leg is a little twisted. My husband was reading chick orthopedic but sense the leg won't straighten out the ortho won't help. Praying it works it's self out. The...
I got a baby chick!!! I got a baby chick!!:weee
As soon as I got home from work it hatched. Then I had another one just hatched. Having problems uploading pics. Can't wait for them all to hatch!!
My chick final pipped the membrane and stuck it's little neck out.:yesss:
I now have a total for 7 eggs that have pipped. Just waiting on the other twelve to pip. My husband thought I was crazy when all this started but now he can't stop looking in the incubator either. :lol:
Day 20 I see one pip that I can see so far.:weee
I see lots of movement. I can't stay away from the bator. I keep looking every few minutes.
I'm ready for some fuzzy little chicks.
Awwwww Ethel is so cute!!!
Day 19 Final got the humidity up. I decided to take a nap and after I got up my husband said he seen one of the eggs moving. So I went running back to the incubator and nothing :( I know it's early but I just can't help myself I keep looking to see if anything is...
Thanks everyone for all the advice!!!
Day 18 lockdown!!! Can't wait to see some fuzzy little ones running around. I still have 19 that are moving. :yesss: Not much room for some of them. I'm so excited .
I have a questions about keeping the humidity up during lockdown. I know the humidity needs to be between 60% & 70%. I will be trying for 65%.
I see some use a sponge to help bring the humidity up and I've noticed that I've had to keep adding water a lot over the past few weeks. So what does...
Sense it is my first hatch, I'm sure there will be lots of pics. I hope the rest of them make it. :fl
I'm so nervous and praying that I'm doing everything right. I keep reading everything over and over just to make sure and then ask just to make sure again. My husband thinks I'm crazy. All I do...