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Thank you! Dad is an Americana amongst a mixed flock. I got the eggs from my inlaws, my best guess would be one of their RIR hens.

The chick finally zipped and hatched almost 36 hours later! seems like a healthy frisky chick so far!

Thank you. I attempted very carefully to remove some shell. It started to bleed so I stopped immeadatly. This is day 22. It has now been almost 30 hours since pipped.

I have 3 eggs that made it to lockdown. 2/3 chicks pipped the wrong end. One has been pipped with little progress in 24hours. I can see it's alive, when do you interviene with a malpositioned chick? :/

UPDATE: Achilles is a trooper and still thriving! Yesterday I brought his brother inside to join him since I feel he's strong enough were he won't get injured. His leg is still taped, and has not popped out since this most recent tape "job". I've used a shirt stay as a brace. He's getting along...

Thank you all for the warm welcome and encouraging words! UPDATE day 3: I might be doing this in vain but I could not live with myself knowing I didn't try. "Achilles" (his name. You know you'll get attached when you give them a name ) He had his leg wrapped all night last night and it stayed...

UPDATE: I am fighting for this little guy. He's getting warm water therapy in our utility sink 3-4 times a day. I let him clean himself on a towel afterwards and it allows him to stand, stretch and use his leg. Occasionally I have to reposition the tendon. He doesn't seem painful (although I'm...

Thank you all. I've had said duckling on nacin since day one. I have since started on fish oils and poly-v-sol. I read chick peas have managanese so I will be picking some up as well. I just got done recovering a gosling from a stretched tendon. She went from immobile to almost normal after...

When I went to check on my ducklings this evening, I noticed one was holding his leg outward in front of him. I quickly found out that one of his Achilles had slipped. I put it back in place and bandaged his leg. Several hours later I'm noticing brusing. Does anyone have any experience with this...