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    Dropped egg :(

    Lol I was thinking that too!
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    Dropped egg :(

    I need a good Survivor name for this chick. First he was a leftover from my broody hen so he would of died then when she got off the nest. Made it past my first culling when I candled the leftovers before going into the incubator. Barely made it past my second candling... Smh I was worried it...
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    Hatching assistance - help!!

    I think you are ok unless you hit blood. Even a little blood is ok. Just stop once you spot blood. Some times a little help is all they need. Others I've had to completely help them. Good luck!
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    Dropped egg :(

    It's hatching!!! Lesson learned: don't give up!
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    Dropped egg :(

    I couldn't tell this morning if it was still alive so I made a small slice in the sac and it bled a tiny bit. A couple hours later I saw movement. It's been 24 hrs and it's is still moving but hasn't made an attempt to "hatch" or chirp. Image of the damage:
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    Dropped egg :(

    The sac is clean solid white and separate from the shell. Not bloody or translucent or sticking to the shell. I can't see through it. So I guess thinking about it, it's probably close to hatch anyway? Of course getting dropped isn't the best start... I keep looking through the incubator window...
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    Dropped egg :(

    I have some eggs in the incubator leftover from a broody hen who hatched out Monday. She went broody while I was on vacation and I am not sure of the time table on the leftovers eggs. All but two hatched last night and this morning. So tonight with no signs, I decided to candle the last two...
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    Pip oozing white and red like substance, intervene?

    I would clear the pip hole
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    Help! Quail Hatch - what do I do?

    I bought some silkie chicks 17 days ago and the lady reached into a pen of white quail and pulled out an egg. She gave it to me and said "hey put this in your chicken incubator. the kids will love it." I figured it was a dud but couldnt resist trying it out. Well, my odd little speckled egg...
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    Coccidiosis in 3-4 day old silkie chicks

    Ok I'll just ask for the corid instead of "chick medication". The little one died. One of the ones I thought was recovering looks poor again. Off to side while the others peck for food :( Ugh this sucks!
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    Coccidiosis in 3-4 day old silkie chicks

    Is Corid a brand or the medication? Should I try a vet or just call around the feed stores? Fingers crossed that they are on the road to recovery and no relapses. Heck, I am so paranoid now, I told my husband that we need another brooder. I am afraid to put anything in there again. Once...
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    Coccidiosis in 3-4 day old silkie chicks

    Hmm that's possible too. Sounds like cleanliness is the key with that too. She incubated them. She has a LARGE farm - guineas, ducks, quail, pigeons, goats, pigs, rabbits, etc. The bedding she put in the box looked used, like she grabbed it from another cage. I was busy watching my daughter...
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    Coccidiosis in 3-4 day old silkie chicks

    Yesterday morning I bought 7 silkie and 1 polish chick. I was told they are 3-4 days old. A few a lot smaller than the rest, so I am assuming they are more like 1 day old. When I brought them home, I noticed the bedding in the box they were packed in smelled sour. I put them in the brooder with...
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    Silkie chick questions - sick??

    Ok I forgot to mention that the one I lost had the "runs". The opposite of pasty butt.... Now my little pale one is seeming lethargic, but no "runs"... I put his beak in the sugar water a few times... Do you think they are diseased? Should I vaccinate them? Is it too late?
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    Silkie chick questions - sick??

    Do silkie chicks need more heat than "regular" chicks? I bought some 2-3 day old silkie chicks yesterday and I lost one last night. It seemed a little punier than the rest and I had dipped its beak in water a few times. I just think he was just weaker, etc. The rest are in the broader, but...
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