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  1. mamalaoshi

    How much should I clean my "sticky" chick?

    He's fluffing up nicely except for the top of his head and along the spine. I was wondering, do his legs look a little wide set to anyone else? I'm wondering if he has a slight case of spraddle leg? Or maybe he just needs to get a little stronger on his legs. Isn't he cute? He's got one foot...
  2. mamalaoshi

    How much should I clean my "sticky" chick?

    I gave it another bath today because it seemed very hard and crunchy around the vent hole and it looked partially blocked. I couldn't get the gunk off but the vent hole looks clear now. I'll just have to keep checking to make sure that poop isn't sticking to the gunk. Poor chicky was very...
  3. mamalaoshi

    How much should I clean my "sticky" chick?

    Thanks for your suggestions. At this point its head feathers are crunchy but it's opening and closing it's eyes and beak just fine so I think I'll give it time to get stronger before I mess with it anymore. And, yeah, when I started seeing bubbles, I wasn't too optimistic. But so far, so good!
  4. mamalaoshi

    How much should I clean my "sticky" chick?

    Do you have any advice about how to clean the eyes? I'm worried I'll injure it or get water in its nose.
  5. mamalaoshi

    How much should I clean my "sticky" chick?

    I've got a little guy that was snuck into my broody hen's nest the day I stopped counting and locked her up (so about two days before her eggs hatched). That batch hatched on the 1st of October. I stuck the egg in my incubator because it was already growing when I candled it and I figured why...
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