Recent content by anne baughan

i have been breeding silkies now for about a year and when i came downstairs this am two of my five day old chicks were laid dead in the brooder i haven't had any chicks die on me before now and am @ a loss to why this has happened,scared im going to lose more,everyone else seems ok but so did...

thanks for being here for me ill keep you posted

cord detached now from chick chick wandering around happy as larry (whoever larry is)bit of the yolk sac hanging out,well i think its yolk sac anyway seems to be getting smaller and its drying no bleeding @ all left it in incubator dont want to keep opening got others pipping @ moment but all...

chick now out but cord attached

yes it pipped alone nearly 4 days now, and no blood vessels showing just tiny bit of blood leakage left it to rest now thanks for your help

it started pipping nearly four days ago its almost out now all membrane clipped tiny amount of blood left to rest now chirping away all its mates hatched 3 days ago so i thought id help did one once before but no blood that time im shaking like a leaf.

still not out of shell and i am keeping the membranes moist,chick is alive and chirping i thought id lose it through the night keeping the humidity high in incubator i have chipped away half way round shell but not broken the membrane should i break it a bit or leave it ive read it may...

i have started to help a chick out of the shell i dont know whether to proceed as i can see blood i am keeping the membrane moist, what should i do now