Recent content by bantambec

So my chick, now 24h old, hatched under a hen. Unabsorbed yolk sac I believe, which ruptured and am intensively caring for it indoors now. I suspect that a small portion of the intestines have herniated through said yolk sac/'umbillical scab'. Is this possible for abdominal contents to poke...

Initially just to introduce myself really; I am a mature Veterinary Nursing Student in the UK and I love all things chicken. I had them when I was very young but we moved from the area and were not allowed to take them with us. Now, as an adult I have only recently managed to get meself some...