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    Input on when to intervene?

    It does not seem to enjoy its bowl in the incubator, but is settling down a bit.
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    Input on when to intervene?

    Little thing is super active so I situated it in a little bowl with its tail end back in the shell to attempt to protect the yolk from rupturing. Hopefully it absorbs and is just fine but we’ll see.
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    Input on when to intervene?

    Duckling is out and chirping, but I am seeing what I’m assuming is unabsorbed yolk. When it moves the shell looks to still be attached. Is the best thing to just let it be and rest?
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    Input on when to intervene?

    Baby is still just hanging in there. Is this the chewing behavior that indicates it is still absorbing the yolk? Do I need to be concerned with how white and opaque the membrane is now?
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    Input on when to intervene?

    Hello! I have a Pekin cross egg I’m incubating and I’m wondering when/if I need to intervene. Here’s some details: Today is day 32 of incubation. This is the last egg of the clutch. The rest of the clutch hatched between Saturday 3/22 and Monday 3/24. This egg had an external pip yesterday...
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    Possible neurological issue?

    I wondered about wryneck but haven’t seen it present like this before. We have everything on hand to treat it so I will see if that helps!
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    Possible neurological issue?

    Our local feed store gave me a chick that has something neurological going on (I suspect). It’s less than a week old, and was marked as a light Brahma Pullet. It was getting picked on prior to me taking it, hence the scab above its beak. It seems to always lean to the left and isn’t very...
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