Please help: baby's born yesterday and today. 4. One has a bad prolapse. She can't eliminate on her own. Vet will uthanize her/him. When you try to push in. There is waste and a little bit of blood and a big bouble in vent. It's to big to stAy in place. Bandage doesn't stick. How would I super glue it .
Hands on hatching and help
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If helped out of egg too soon and has goo-y bellybutton, I would put flour on it.
I had a broody sitting on this egg and she broke it,but the membrane is still in tact. due on June 29-or 30th. I brought egg inside to put in incubator. I put a warm damp paper towel on it it still has a few days to go, I will not help it out because IT IS NOT READY! I can hear it making crunching sounds in egg, I hope it hatches.
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Before anyone answers this, see my post here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...s-right-whos-wrong-no-one/34730#post_17214526
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So skipping the ever present drama that hasn't been delt with, I have a story to tell.
Close to a month ago I went out to close up the coops and I always do a head count. I came up one short. One of the pullets that hatched by my broody bantam last October was missing. I figured the predator was back and took her. Late the next morning I see her out side, but again that night she came up missing. After a couple times of this I concluded that she had made a nest and was brooding somewhere.
My main coop is built onto a big shed that the landlord has filled with all kinds of crap- junk mainly. On the far side that my run for the other coop is attatched to is a open "window". No glass just where he had cut out for a window and never put one in. I had seen her fly up to the window before. So, a week ago I decided to investigate and opened up the shed and attempted to look around in there. I saw no signs of her and could only move so much crap around. On my way out I noticead the bottom of a deep cat litter pan on the shelf that runs along the bottom of the window, so I reached over and pulled it down only to find 24 eggs in the thing. So I took them all in to candle. All but two were clear, no development. The two that weren't clear were rotting, (and boy did that stink when I cracked them open!!
) So I tossed all those and put the thing back where I found it and concluded that she wasn't broody cause none o those eggs showed signs of development.
But, I wondered why she was staying away and only showing up periodically. I chalked it up to the fact that even though they were brooded and hatched in the coop, they were never fully excepted by the others and she just didn't want to get pecked at.
So tonight I go to collect eggs and fill food and water. As I entered the coop and bent to retrieve eggs I hear chicks cheeping-coming from the other side of the wall. I knew what that meant. So again I let myself in the shed and started moving things again and I found her. Wedged between old window panes and a box of I don't know what was my missing pullet. Peeking out from all directions under her was a bunch of little faces!!!!
Fluffy, cute, many colored faces of chicks. Of course I reached out toward her and recieved a life threatening peck to my hand! So I had a dilema. What in the heck to do with a mama hen and chicks??? I couldn't leave them in there where who knows what all is thrown about with no access to food and water, where they could possible get hurt. I wasn't about to move her to my fairly full main coop with witchy hens that aren't very accepting. That left the silkie coop with my silkie babies. So I grabbed a metal cage, pulled out the corner nest box (it's not needed atm anyway) and set up cage in there. Bedded it down and went to attempt the retrieval. Let's just say she's a protective momma. I managed to get ahold of momma and lift her up. Of course the minute I pulled her off the nest I was doing a
. Babies everywhere!!! I had my cat carrier and started pulling 3 at a time up and placing them in the carrier. There was still 5 eggs under her as well with no signs of hatching. On the bottom of the pile was a little black chick that I have to cull.
His leg is twisted and bent up to the side. Not spraddle leg. Either severely dislocated or severely pulled tendon. There is nothing that I know to do for it. I just haven't pulled myself together to go and do it yet. (I have never had to cull before.)
So after all is said and done, counting the gimp legged chick, there was 16, I believe, chicks!!! I candled the 5 remaining eggs. 1 had no development, 3 were early quitters by the way they looked and one was an obvious internal pip and quit. I did eggtopsy it to be sure. So now I have 15/16 unexpected and very lively chicks with momma in with my silkies. All are eating/drinking and chirping their heads off.
See?
I have some videos too. I want to pick one for my fb page and I will make it public and share the link.
What am I going to do with all these extra chicks????????
Close to a month ago I went out to close up the coops and I always do a head count. I came up one short. One of the pullets that hatched by my broody bantam last October was missing. I figured the predator was back and took her. Late the next morning I see her out side, but again that night she came up missing. After a couple times of this I concluded that she had made a nest and was brooding somewhere.
My main coop is built onto a big shed that the landlord has filled with all kinds of crap- junk mainly. On the far side that my run for the other coop is attatched to is a open "window". No glass just where he had cut out for a window and never put one in. I had seen her fly up to the window before. So, a week ago I decided to investigate and opened up the shed and attempted to look around in there. I saw no signs of her and could only move so much crap around. On my way out I noticead the bottom of a deep cat litter pan on the shelf that runs along the bottom of the window, so I reached over and pulled it down only to find 24 eggs in the thing. So I took them all in to candle. All but two were clear, no development. The two that weren't clear were rotting, (and boy did that stink when I cracked them open!!
But, I wondered why she was staying away and only showing up periodically. I chalked it up to the fact that even though they were brooded and hatched in the coop, they were never fully excepted by the others and she just didn't want to get pecked at.
So tonight I go to collect eggs and fill food and water. As I entered the coop and bent to retrieve eggs I hear chicks cheeping-coming from the other side of the wall. I knew what that meant. So again I let myself in the shed and started moving things again and I found her. Wedged between old window panes and a box of I don't know what was my missing pullet. Peeking out from all directions under her was a bunch of little faces!!!!
So after all is said and done, counting the gimp legged chick, there was 16, I believe, chicks!!! I candled the 5 remaining eggs. 1 had no development, 3 were early quitters by the way they looked and one was an obvious internal pip and quit. I did eggtopsy it to be sure. So now I have 15/16 unexpected and very lively chicks with momma in with my silkies. All are eating/drinking and chirping their heads off.
See?
I have some videos too. I want to pick one for my fb page and I will make it public and share the link.
What am I going to do with all these extra chicks????????
jenniferlamar70
Songster
Seriously it's like finding gold lol!! Little fluff balls of joy.. snuggle them!! HeheSo skipping the ever present drama that hasn't been delt with, I have a story to tell. Close to a month ago I went out to close up the coops and I always do a head count. I came up one short. One of the pullets that hatched by my broody bantam last October was missing. I figured the predator was back and took her. Late the next morning I see her out side, but again that night she came up missing. After a couple times of this I concluded that she had made a nest and was brooding somewhere. My main coop is built onto a big shed that the landlord has filled with all kinds of crap- junk mainly. On the far side that my run for the other coop is attatched to is a open "window". No glass just where he had cut out for a window and never put one in. I had seen her fly up to the window before. So, a week ago I decided to investigate and opened up the shed and attempted to look around in there. I saw no signs of her and could only move so much crap around. On my way out I noticead the bottom of a deep cat litter pan on the shelf that runs along the bottom of the window, so I reached over and pulled it down only to find 24 eggs in the thing. So I took them all in to candle. All but two were clear, no development. The two that weren't clear were rotting, (and boy did that stink when I cracked them open!!) So I tossed all those and put the thing back where I found it and concluded that she wasn't broody cause none o those eggs showed signs of development. But, I wondered why she was staying away and only showing up periodically. I chalked it up to the fact that even though they were brooded and hatched in the coop, they were never fully excepted by the others and she just didn't want to get pecked at. So tonight I go to collect eggs and fill food and water. As I entered the coop and bent to retrieve eggs I hear chicks cheeping-coming from the other side of the wall. I knew what that meant. So again I let myself in the shed and started moving things again and I found her. Wedged between old window panes and a box of I don't know what was my missing pullet. Peeking out from all directions under her was a bunch of little faces!!!!
Fluffy, cute, many colored faces of chicks. Of course I reached out toward her and recieved a life threatening peck to my hand! So I had a dilema. What in the heck to do with a mama hen and chicks??? I couldn't leave them in there where who knows what all is thrown about with no access to food and water, where they could possible get hurt. I wasn't about to move her to my fairly full main coop with witchy hens that aren't very accepting. That left the silkie coop with my silkie babies. So I grabbed a metal cage, pulled out the corner nest box (it's not needed atm anyway) and set up cage in there. Bedded it down and went to attempt the retrieval. Let's just say she's a protective momma. I managed to get ahold of momma and lift her up. Of course the minute I pulled her off the nest I was doing a
. Babies everywhere!!! I had my cat carrier and started pulling 3 at a time up and placing them in the carrier. There was still 5 eggs under her as well with no signs of hatching. On the bottom of the pile was a little black chick that I have to cull.
His leg is twisted and bent up to the side. Not spraddle leg. Either severely dislocated or severely pulled tendon. There is nothing that I know to do for it. I just haven't pulled myself together to go and do it yet. (I have never had to cull before.) So after all is said and done, counting the gimp legged chick, there was 16, I believe, chicks!!! I candled the 5 remaining eggs. 1 had no development, 3 were early quitters by the way they looked and one was an obvious internal pip and quit. I did eggtopsy it to be sure. So now I have 15/16 unexpected and very lively chicks with momma in with my silkies. All are eating/drinking and chirping their heads off. See?
I have some videos too. I want to pick one for my fb page and I will make it public and share the link. What am I going to do with all these extra chicks????????
Amy, those are SO CUTE!! So sorry about the one you have to cull- have you found a good method? I found an excellent one that made it much easier on me & the chick. No decapitation or anything messy.... I can share the link if you want. 
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thank you! I now see why this is addicting!!Aww congratulations!!
all that struggle and then its just amazing and you forget all about the drama!!- Thread starter
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The baking soda and vinegar method??? I haven't decided yet. I might bring in reinforcements.Amy, those are SO CUTE!! So sorry about the one you have to cull- have you found a good method? I found an excellent one that made it much easier on me & the chick. No decapitation or anything messy.... I can share the link if you want.
Here's a video, hopefully it links right. I have to say they are cute. https://www.facebook.com/AmyLynnCampbell/videos/vb.1661767211/10208718935605059/?type=3&theater
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