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I'm crossing my fingers for you Mostlycats! I didn't know hatching could be so stressful, lol! I thought my little one was going to give me a nervous breakdown but he turned out absolutely fine! He absorbed all the yolk and the umbilical cord looking thing dried up and fell off. He's doing...

Aww, I'm sorry he's got a yucky eye! Maybe he's got an infection started in it? That would be my guess if he was doing fine before the fight. I really don't know what should be put on it though because I've never had that happen. Hopefully someone else will chime in with better info than me.

I did not know it was airborne, YIKES! I thought it hung out in the dirt or on surfaces or something. I'm not sure why they don't vac more chicks but maybe it's more of a problem in certain areas? I also think the vaccine has to be used when you open it and quickly! So maybe small flock...

I don't know what others on here might say but personally I would be worried. I would probably spray the heck out of it with lysol and/or bleach water before it was brought onto my property. That's something that no poultry owner ever wants started on their place. I've been very lucky to have...

Hello out there! I just wanted to post a follow up in the event that someone else had this problem and was reading this looking for help. I tried google but really found nothing much helpful SO... I just played it by ear. I decided that the yolk part, which was not busted, should probably...

Well, I'm going to google and see if I can find anything to help this baby. I don't know what to do about the yolk thing and he seems to still be attached to the bottom part of the shell. I don't know what to do now. Hopefully I can find some help googling.

So... 8 hours later, the duckling is free from the shell for the most part. He's still got a small portion of the lower shell. He also appears to have part of the yolk still visible. I haven't messed with the little thing any further and I'm hoping he absorbs the rest of the yolk...

I'm sorry to hear about Cleo too. It sounds like she was very loved.

We are in the Southeast region of Missouri. Approximately 2 hours south-ish of St. Louis. Kansas City is actually pretty far away.

Well, I've continued chipping away the shell little by little as I don't know what else to do. I don't keep him out of the bator for long because I don't want to chill him. So far I can see how he's rolled up in there, a wing tip and the toes of one foot. He's breathing and responds to me...

Hi everyone! We have a duckling due to hatch today but made it's first external crack in the shell at least 30 hours ago. So here's what I have done. I watched it carefully for 10 hours after I noticed the crack and there was no change so I wrapped him in a warm wet paper towel and made it a...

I'm no good at figuring out chick genders, lol! I'm wrong about 99% of the time.

Aww, I hope she gets feeling better soon! I'm guessing it could be lots of things though. Maybe respiratory since there's a cough? Or maybe a lung parasite? I'm not that great at diagnosing sick ones so maybe someone else on here will have a better suggestion.

I believe they have to have grit to eat anything other than chick food so if you try giving them anything else make sure they have grit.