- Jun 21, 2014
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Yesterday I went to check on our small, home hatched chick. But the door that we had put on the nest was lying on the ground and momma chicken was in a new nest. Candy(the chick)was missing. Outside I heard a loud peeping. I got my 3 younger sisters and we looked for almost 15mins before finding the frightened chick in a clump of grass quite a ways from the coop. I was really shaken by the experience. Right after returning the chick to it's mother I noticed a small crack in an egg
. We had it under a broody so I knew it was hatching. I left it alone and gave it all day. That night I checked again and there was absolutely no progress. I carefully removed the shell and membrane.
The chick seemed alright (although very wet and ugly) so I put it under a broody. This morning I went back out and the chick was fluffed and looking healthy. We've named it Minty. Just thought I'd share the amazing experience. But this isn't the first time that I've had to help a chick. It has happened once before. Is it normal for them to take so long in hatching? The other 2 that I've hatched were already fluffed by the time we found them.
The chicks are so cute!
Minty's older sibling has been found perched on Dusty(the lucky mother)'s back. It is a fun thing to hatch chicks, so, if you have the experience, a rooster, and a broody, give extending your flock through some homegrown eggs a try!
(check out my other threads on chick hatching ''SUPRISE CHICK HATCH need advice'' and ''EGG HATCHING! HELP'')
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The chicks are so cute!
(check out my other threads on chick hatching ''SUPRISE CHICK HATCH need advice'' and ''EGG HATCHING! HELP'')
chickenchick12