MMorganE
In the Brooder
After 15 successful hatches in a 48 hour period, mama hen decided to stop sitting on the remaining 3 eggs. I candled them to make sure she wasnt leaving any babies cold in the box. I heard chirping from one of the eggs. Fortunately, I was able to get her to sit on it. After almost 3 days, the egg had yet to hatch but continued to chirp. Sometime that night little dude busted out. Something is wrong with him though. He cant stand. Mama keeps rejecting him so I have him in a box, under a heat lamp inside. As you can see in the picture, he has a whole little set up and he can kinda stand on his own. Kinda, but not well enough for the others to not trample all over him. Long story short; even though i believe he has a leg defect... I think he stands a chance of making it. He drinks water but wont/cant eat! The death of him will be from not eating. What do i do? I have syringes but when i gave him water in it, he literally almost drown. So i am scared to use it again. Thank you!!
