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    Chick hatching, a few problems. Should I be worried? Please respond.

    It seems fine. Red sack is still there though. I'm wondering if it's going to cause problems toileting?
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    Chick hatching, a few problems. Should I be worried? Please respond.

    Ok, what do I do here? Chick hatched with small red sack hanging out of its vent. It's not bleeding and the chick seems normal. Ive cleaned the area a little with warm water and a cotton bud and applied a little antibacterial cream. Will it remedy itself? I've heard about tying these off...
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    Chick hatching, a few problems. Should I be worried? Please respond.

    Follow link below for some initial pictures! https://lifeinasoggymeadow.wordpress.com/2015/03/15/chicks-for-easter-a-step-by-step-hatch-part-4-hatch-day/
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    Chick hatching, a few problems. Should I be worried? Please respond.

    I'm still trying to obey the lockdown and my incubator has darkened plastic so hard to get a good photo, will post some soon!
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    Chick hatching, a few problems. Should I be worried? Please respond.

    Quote: Lovely, thank you. Puts my mind at ease. He's doing great now, can't tell him apart from the others.
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    Chick hatching, a few problems. Should I be worried? Please respond.

    One of my chicks hatched in the last 15 mins. It took a little while to get out but not too long. It came out smaller than the others and quite wet. When I looked in the egg I saw quite a lot of jelly-like goo, which was attached to his vent by a slimy thread which detached as he moved away...
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    Recommend best brand humidity gage?

    Hi. My P&I incubator doesn't have a humidity gage. I want to buy an accurate one that I can trust, preferably with a slim sensor that will fit through a 1cm diameter air hole in the top of my incubator. Can anyone reccommend a good brand? Thanks
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    ID my chickens! Easter eggers?

    That's quite a convincing suggestion, I just had a look at a few images and that could definitely explain it!
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    What was wrong with my chick?

    In my last hatch one chick was born with something wrong with it. It took longer to get up and walk than the others, then we noticed it had something that looked like a red sack hang from its underside, between the legs near its vent. It actually seemed fine apart from that, but obviously...
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    Hatching eggs bought online unsuccessful - reasonable explanation?

    Could I get some advice? I am hatching a batch of 24 eggs, 12 Vorwerk, 6 Vorwerk from another source, and 6 White leghorn from another separate source. All were bought online and received promptly in the post. I candled the eggs today (day 9) and the 12 Vorwerks and 6 Leghorn are doing very...
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    ID my chickens! Easter eggers?

    That's very interesting. Would explain where he gets the barring from. And the tail is very similar too. Thanks!
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    Can too much humidity be bad??

    Thanks, I have removed all the water now. I was planning to candle on those day and I will watch the air cell. Humidity is at 50% now and I plan to keep it there. I think the problem is the ambient humidity is 50% (we live in a caravan) and so a "dry hatch" as you say is going to be about 50%...
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    Can too much humidity be bad??

    I am so thankful you posted this (I know it's an old thread). I have just done almost EXACTLY the same thing and was looking for similar advice. No humidity tester on my incubator, popped the water in, got a humidity tester and nearly freaked out! Felt pretty stupid. Only 2 days into my hatch...
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    Hello! from the West Midlands, UK

    Agreed!
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    Hello! from the West Midlands, UK

    Thank you all! Pics added above :)
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