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    When do you consider assisting with a hatch?

    Sounds like a happy ending for both of us! I ended up having to help one more out that started to unzip last night and was never able to finish. I’m not sure what caused it but both are doing well now!
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    When do you consider assisting with a hatch?

    Here she is about an hour after hatch
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    When do you consider assisting with a hatch?

    I put on the coconut oil and waited a few more hours but after a total of 7 hours with no progress I decided to go ahead and assist the hatch. I read several of the related articles on this site before proceeding and was able to successfully get the chick out! There were no active blood veins or...
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    When do you consider assisting with a hatch?

    Yeah, I think it might be time to intervene.
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    When do you consider assisting with a hatch?

    I’m on day 23 now and I have a cream legbar that pipped 24 hours ago. It seemed to be making decent progress but is struggling a bit with the last step. I had the same thing happen to a chick that hatched yesterday and she was extremely sticky at first but is doing well now. I really don’t want...
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    Coyote bite...penicillin?

    Hi! My Cochin got bit by a coyote about 6 days ago. I had her inside and cleaned her up within minutes of it happening and have bandaged and cleaned it twice a day since. As far as I can tell it isn't infected, but the "meat" and skin is kind of yellow looking. Her comb and wattles are still a...
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    Too cold to broody break?

    Now she is pecking at me even when I try to get eggs from he lol. And I reviewed my egg log and her last egg was either 3 days ago or 6 days ago, so I think she's definitely broody. I used to see her in the years more than anyone else but I ever see her out there anymore. My hubby is picking up...
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    Egg with blood in it (photo)

    This happened to me too, I am also curious why...
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    Too cold to broody break?

    Hi y'all! For over a week now my 8 month old cochin has been sitting in a nesting box morning, noon, and night, but she is still laying eggs albeit at a slower rate. She let's me get eggs out from under her but pecks if I try to move her. Would this be considered broody? If so, is it too cold...
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    Silkie - cockerel or pullet?

    I suspected as much
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    Silkie - cockerel or pullet?

    I think I have everyone in my flock figured out except this one. He/she is 16 weeks old. I know silkie's can be tough...
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    Hanging head to one side

    Thanks for all the advice. After a day and a half of attempting to help the little guy, I made the tough decision to put him down. It was sad, but I couldn't get him to open his beak for the corid, vitamins, water, or anything, so it was only a matter of time. I didn't want him to suffer...
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    Hanging head to one side

    Good news is the diarrhea has cleared up. He had a hard landing coming out of the coop Monday morning and I suspect that's the reason for the wry neck.
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    Hanging head to one side

    Thank you for the reply! I wasn't able to get any corid yesterday but found some this morning and my husband is picking it up now. All the other chicks seem fine but I plan to treat them too just in case. This particular chick always seemed a bit stunted. He is at least 14 weeks old but 1/4 the...
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    Hanging head to one side

    I've started the treatment plan as suggested. It did ok yesterday but this morning it won't drink the water or eat the food even when I put it's beak in it. I'll try again in an hour or so. It definitely has wry neck, his head is hanging almost completely upside down now and now it would seem...
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