This is an older thread but posting anyways!
Hatched our 1st incubator batch ever. 6 eggs. 3 hatched fine and are now in brooder. 1 was trying but struggling, we intervened and helped. 2 were duds and/or not fully developed.
Our struggler is still in incubator. He made it thru the night. We have gotten raw egg yolk from a warm egg down him a few times. Not a lot but some. He is peeping and can hold head up for a bit and move around slightly but not great.
Going to create a tiny brooder for him tomorrow if he makes it thru another night.
Hubby has him right now for comfort snuggles.
Going to try the wheat germ on the floor and show him the water and feed we will put in. Hoping he makes it, if not...we gave him a chance at least. Poor little guy.
Sad part is, we live in city and roos are not allowed for most part. We are selling the 2 brothers that already hatched and keeping the lone pullet we got. If Rocky makes it, he may just become a house rooster and wear diapers. After all this effort and fight, if he makes it....I doubt I can get rid of him. Too attached already....
Hatched our 1st incubator batch ever. 6 eggs. 3 hatched fine and are now in brooder. 1 was trying but struggling, we intervened and helped. 2 were duds and/or not fully developed.
Our struggler is still in incubator. He made it thru the night. We have gotten raw egg yolk from a warm egg down him a few times. Not a lot but some. He is peeping and can hold head up for a bit and move around slightly but not great.
Going to create a tiny brooder for him tomorrow if he makes it thru another night.
Hubby has him right now for comfort snuggles.
Going to try the wheat germ on the floor and show him the water and feed we will put in. Hoping he makes it, if not...we gave him a chance at least. Poor little guy.
Sad part is, we live in city and roos are not allowed for most part. We are selling the 2 brothers that already hatched and keeping the lone pullet we got. If Rocky makes it, he may just become a house rooster and wear diapers. After all this effort and fight, if he makes it....I doubt I can get rid of him. Too attached already....