My very first hatching is going on right now.. and I have some questions!
The first pipping starting last night... and this morning, we had 3 chicks! Now, here are my questions...
1. Are they all supposed to hatch right together?? Some hatched in the middle of the night and some pipped, but not out. How long is 'normal'?
2. How long after pipping should they emerge? For a lot of them, we're at 10+ hours?
3. Two of them that emereged are very weak and have bloody umbilical (I'm assuming that's what it is? They definitely had stuff going on that the others didn't. What causes this? It is fatal?)
I'm such a newbie, I know... but I really appreciate any help I can get! Thanks!
Holly
The first pipping starting last night... and this morning, we had 3 chicks! Now, here are my questions...
1. Are they all supposed to hatch right together?? Some hatched in the middle of the night and some pipped, but not out. How long is 'normal'?
2. How long after pipping should they emerge? For a lot of them, we're at 10+ hours?
3. Two of them that emereged are very weak and have bloody umbilical (I'm assuming that's what it is? They definitely had stuff going on that the others didn't. What causes this? It is fatal?)
I'm such a newbie, I know... but I really appreciate any help I can get! Thanks!
Holly