Her comb is still a nice, bright red. She free ranges and goes into a coop in the evenings. She is also eating Purina Layer crumbles and has access to oyster shells.
She is eating, her crop feels barely full. Her comb is bright and as are her eyes. I thought she was egg bound so I researched it and have done the warm baths, after about days she had a broken egg poking out of her vent. I oiled her up and helped remove it but her bottom is still very swollen...
Sooo... here are the results of my first hatch. Thank you everyone for your advice and guidance. They are all happy and very active. We didn't loose any although I ended up helping my last little one out after he was 2 days late and seemed to be giving up but with a little help he hatched like a...
Ok, thank you so much. I read and read and read some more before I started this and then I went into panic mode the closer it got. I will be devastated if I do something that will hurt these babies :(
So I am new to incubating and I have been told so many different things. my hatch date is on the 20th, so do I up the humidity today or tomorrow?? Also, I am using my schools incubator and one day I put some eggs in and added more the next day. Then I was told it wasn't a good idea so I bought a...