Early February 2016 Hatch - Who's In?

[TJordan]

Polly is really upset ;  She has been walking the hall in the Hen House  I'm keeping Her from the laying Hens so as of Feb 29   I will give her six eggs  (southern mix) !!   Wish us luck!

Good luck.

 

[kherokee]

4/6 babies hatched yesterday!! Spent 4 hours helping one chick hatch but she made it through and is happy and healthy! I moved her back under my broody who happily accepted her back.

Funny thing is...these chicks are all Jersey Giants...and my broody is a Serama

This should be intresting! The others are under my ecoglow brooder right now!

Sadly, one was infertile and the other one didnt get enough body heat or humitity from my Serama broody. I hatched the 4 survivors in my incubator then switched my one chick under my broody this morning.

 

[RookyChickMama]

Help please! Two of my chicks just hatched and have like a red ball protruding from their belly! Not sure what happened or what to do, their both very lively but it concerns me!

 

[jwlpoultry]

Help please! Two of my chicks just hatched and have like a red ball protruding from their belly! Not sure what happened or what to do, their both very lively but it concerns me!

Wish I could help but I don't exactly know. I know sometimes people put iodine on it.

 

[LilChickens2]

Help please! Two of my chicks just hatched and have like a red ball protruding from their belly! Not sure what happened or what to do, their both very lively but it concerns me!

I'm not an expert but sounds like it's their belly button and the yolk sac didn't absorb all the way. Sometimes it take an hour after hatching to do so. However, it does make them susceptible to infection. I recommend going over to the Hatching With Friends thread and posting there for expert advice. Sorry I couldn't be of further help!

 

[ambe0487]

Help please! Two of my chicks just hatched and have like a red ball protruding from their belly! Not sure what happened or what to do, their both very lively but it concerns me!

Give it a couple hours and keep it in the broader until fully fluffed. In most cases it will be sucked in and close on its own. If you notice that it is not going in after about a day, put some anti-bacterial cream on it and keep the other babies from pecking at that spot.

 

[TJordan]

BABY PHOTO BOMB TIME!!! My new quad.

 

[nanasacres]

BABY PHOTO BOMB TIME!!! My new quad.

Each one is very cute! Great photos too!

 

[TJordan]

Each one is very cute! Great photos too!

Thanks. I was bad and found them at the local feed store and talked my husband into letting me get them.

 

[CoopDeDoo]

Thanks. I was bad and found them at the local feed store and talked my husband into letting me get them.

They are adorable - what breeds? I am horribly bad at identifying baby chick breeds unless they have 5 toes