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    Should this cord be snipped?

    Yes. I was surprised to see it still attached since I'm assuming, according to my dates, that she was "overdue." I put her in a cup back inside the incubator. Hopefully she will be ok. She's quite lively.
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    Should this cord be snipped?

    My little overdue egg hatched this afternoon. I thought this egg was due to hatch Friday or Saturday but pipped Saturday and hatched less than an hour ago. A bit of sac is still attached by the thin clear-ish umbilical cord. It doesn't appear to have any blood or fluid going through the cord. Do...
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    Over 24 hours since pip (photo)

    It's the last. The other chick hatched during the night between Saturday and Sunday. I woke up yesterday morning to a hatched silkie/turken and this little one pipped. Just now, I chipped some of the egg away and the membrane looked dry but as I made progress its a little iffy, so I sat her...
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    hello from louisiana

    My name is Delilah and I'm from southeast Louisiana. We've had a little backyard flock for years. We went for a while with no chickens when we had a raccoon massacre, but last year we revamped the coop and got a whole new flock. Currently, I have a beautiful assortment of silkies, buffs...
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    Over 24 hours since pip (photo)

    The chick pipped yesterday morning sometime before 8 am when I looked in the incubator. Since then, no progress. I can see her beak through the hole she's made. I've been trying to be patient and let her take her time, but I'm concerned. I'm worried she's not positioned just right. Her pip is...
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