SnazzyJazzy
In the Brooder
- Sep 14, 2015
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One of two, the other did not hatch and died on day 26, this one did not hatch until day 23/24 and took forever.I left it in the incubator because there was room. But it has never thrived. Never been horribly noisy, just lays there, eyes closed, it also never appeared to dry off, but when I moved it yesterday to the brooder it was hard and dry. After a few hours in the brooder I come in and little chick is laid on its side, heavy breathing. I turned off the light in case it overheated. I rubbed it down gently which fluffed it up and gave some nutridrench. Still, this morning, just laying there. Eyes closed and still acts like walking is a chore, but at least it is chirping this morning. Is this a result of late hatch? Something wrong with the egg? My incubator is checked and double checked so everything was the exact same as every other hatch. These were part of a staggered hatch (one week different) where 8/9 of those hatched.
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