hatched chick

Hello, fellow chicken tenders :D I am pretty new to hatching chicks. I hatched a couple late last fall, had a small group hatch about 4 weeks ago and just went into lockdown with another batch. My hatch rate isn't great and I know that there are a lot of factors in play... I am hoping to get...

First time ever to have hatched a baby chirper and what a chirper the little guy/girl is!, so cute

Hey everyone! Hopefully someone is able to help. I have a chick that hatched around 12 hours ago and I noticed this Blob at its back when it initially hatched. Checking back this morning, It has become bigger/longer. The chick is walking around and stuff dragging it behind itself that is...

I have three hens that went broody at the same time so I gave them all eggs. They started hatching late Sunday and last I saw there were at least 7 total. Haven’t seen how many there are today yet since I’m at work. I was wondering though how long before I reintroduce mama hen and babies into...

My my 7th baby just hatched and i think maybe he was backwards he can't stand and just flips out every where he cant straighten his toes so he just flops trying. Any suggestions? This is my first hatch and its actually has gone really well. Not not sure how to help this guy.

Asking this for a friend: Can I get some insight on a chick? This little one just hatched and it's stomach is big and black. It also has a red lumpy piece of flesh connected to the umbilical cord. I don't remember seeing it on the other chicks. Is it any cause for alarm?

Background: Buff Orpington hen sitting on Serama eggs. Chronology: Wednesday nite (11/21/18): Candled: One egg all dark, thought it was bad but left it. 3 eggs all looking like maybe day 14 or 15 according to candling pictures online. All with movement. Thursday: All eggs status quo, left...

My female duck just recently hatched some ducklings. She has been extremely broody during the whole process, and isn’t that fond of interaction with people as it is. I would like to hold the ducklings and get them used to being around people, so that they are a bit friendlier than she is once...

Hi everyone! My hens are almost 2 and one has gone broody for a while now. Not laying her own eggs but sitting on my other hens eggs. I decided to leave them to try and get new chicks added to my flock. Surprise, it worked! One chick arrived a few days ago witch I removed from flock due to the...

I have had 5 eggs hatch under my hen on days 21 and 22. 4 eggs are left, but are too dark to candle so I’m wondering when do I remove them from her? Also, when I move her out of the nest to streatch her legs she stays squatting. Will she recover okay from sitting so long? She looks so tired...

My hen’s chicks were due yesterday, and two of my favorite hen’s eggs had hatched before the others. Instead of caring for them, she had thrown them out (one fully hatched and one was just about to come out of the shell) I’m scared for her last 4 eggs. Does anyone know why she might be doing...

my chick just hatched .. can I leave it over night in the Bator or what ? I don’t want it to harm my other eggs

So baby chick hatched today. Looks like minor prolapse vent, but first time mom hen kept trying to peck and draw blood from butt. So isolated baby and got it rested. Looks like some unabsorbed yolk on belly and legs. Feathers hard as a rock. I was trying to put the chick back in with the broody...

I hatched a chick recently with a slightly crooked beak and wanted to share this info . I hope it works and can help someone. Basically on a recently hatched chick or mild case it says that if the top crosses to right of the bottom beak apply pressure toward left and vise versa. Holding it for...