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    HELP! Is this chick ok?

    This check just hatched and has this weird sac like thing attached to its leg. It seems to be moving around normally. Will it fall off or do I need to take care of it? Thank you!
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    Teacher needs help! Eggs pipped- humidity at 58%

    Hello- I am on day 21 and using a Nurture Right 306 incubator. I have 5 eggs that have pipped and I can see 2 of them moving and hear them chirping. The vent is fully open as it should be during the hatch, but I can't get the humidity above 58%. Both water areas are totally full. Should I not...
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    Question! Teacher hatching chicks in the classroom...

    I was leaning toward tonight too...Day 0 is the day I put them in. They were put in around 3:00 pm on April 19...
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    Question! Teacher hatching chicks in the classroom...

    I'm not sure? They told us there was a mixture of the following breeds: Buff Orpington, Americauna, Black and Red Sex Link, Cornish Rock, and White Leghorn.
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    Question! Teacher hatching chicks in the classroom...

    I am a sixth-grade teacher hatching chicks in my classroom! Today is day 16. Saturday will be day 17, Sunday day 18, and Monday day 19. We were told by the 4H organizer to turn off the egg turner, increase humidity, and prepare for the hatch on day 17. I live further away and asked her if I...
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    Help! Question about removing egg turner and increasing humidity...

    Everything went perfectly! All 13 eggs hatched healthy chicks!! They started pipping later in the day on Day 21. 12 hatched on Day 21/22. And 1 hatched on Day 23! We’ve had so much fun this week! Good luck to you!! ❤️
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    Help!! Newly hatched chick has something stuck to its butt...? Is this bad?

    It seems to be drying up already!
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    Help!! Newly hatched chick has something stuck to its butt...? Is this bad?

    Yes, it is acting normal!
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    Help!! Newly hatched chick has something stuck to its butt...? Is this bad?

    @BrooksHatlen @Bigtom Turkey The string is now unattached and it looks like a red thing is protruding slightly and it was bleeding. It seemed to stop now?
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    Help!! Newly hatched chick has something stuck to its butt...? Is this bad?

    Ok- what should I do then? Thanks!
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    Help!! Newly hatched chick has something stuck to its butt...? Is this bad?

    Thank you! I am a teacher and leave school at 3:50. Will he be fine in the incubator over night with the other two?
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    Help!! Newly hatched chick has something stuck to its butt...? Is this bad?

    @IvysAnimals Here is a picture. It’s a bloody round thing on the butt with a bloody string connected to it and then that white goopy stuff on the end (stuck under the egg shell in the photo). All normal? The other chickens are falling all over it. What if they pull it out or rip it?
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    Help!! Newly hatched chick has something stuck to its butt...? Is this bad?

    It is red and stuck to the egg and the butt. What should I do? I am afraid it will pull something out of the chick....
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    Chicks hatching!! So excited! When should I remove from incubator?

    Thank you! Will the eggs that have pipped be ok if I open the incubator super quickly to get the dry chicks out?
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    Chicks hatching!! So excited! When should I remove from incubator?

    What if the others don't hatch by the time I leave though? Still wait?
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