I followed your advice and 'booted up' my chick's foot. Took it off in three days and the toes had straightened out quite a bit. Next time, I'll do it right away. Hope I didn't wait too long.
Thank you for all of your valuable information and advice and taking time to help a newbie...
Thank you so much. The little chick (Destiny) is doing well and her toes seem to be straightening out a bit, except for one. I'll post another picture as soon as I can and go google "chicken boot" right now.
I had eighteen eggs but only one hatched. This is my first time trying to hatch chicks and it was so hard when they didn't make it. I'm so sorry you lost yours...
Thank you so much for the information. It is so interesting. And it would be great to know the sex of the chicks. (Each year I buy hen-chicks from the feed store and every year one of them turns into a rooster!)
It looks like my first try at hatching chicks did not go well. The only one...
Thank you so much for your advice. I gently unzipped her and she finally pushed out. She was pretty scary-looking for a couple of hours (she's my first chick ever so maybe they are supposed to look that way!) but now she looks more like a chick though her toes seem to be bending in all the...
It's exciting to read about all the hatchings. This is my first time and it seems things are not going well. I started with eighteen eggs but only six looked good on day eighteen. Today, only one pipped but though the chick started a 'zip' she just can't seem to finish the job. I've been...