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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    Update: Mama took her back as soon as I put her in the coop! I think she’s going to be a feisty one
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    I’ve never seen them this young before so I’m not sure but it does look swollen. Edit to add: it detached when she was flopping around
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    I have her wrapped in a heating blanket in my lap right now (it’s 90 degrees here 🥵). Do you think I can try to slip her under mom tonight?
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    HATCHED!!!! She’s super wriggly and chirpy. Do I need to anything special now?
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    Thank you so much!! She’s starting to push out!!
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    This is where I see blood
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    I used oil to moisten
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    I do see some blood but it does look like the inner membrane has starting “shrink wrapping” @Saveria @Maddcatter
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    I don’t have an incubator. I carefully peeled away shell. This is what the chick looks like at this point. Do I stop and wait or keep going?
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    Hi all! My red bourbon hen abandoned some of her eggs after the first half hatched. One had pipped. I found it yesterday morning and tried putting it back under mama. She would sit on it for a little while and then abandon it again. I brought the egg inside just now and have it set up on a heat...
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    Hens nesting together

    I’m not sure the hens are teaching the babies how to eat/drink. Any tips? I’ve tried dipping beaks but they are not taking to it like my shipped poults did
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    Hens nesting together

    They hissed a lot but didn’t actually attack me.
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    Soon to be 3....Turkeys!

    My toms started fighting once they got to 5/6 months old. I ended up having to sell/butcher all but one. I had hens though, so I’m not sure if they would have still fought without the hens around.
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    Hens nesting together

    So now my question is - what’s the best way to take the babies from mamas? Do I remove the mamas from the nest, gather whoever has hatched and then put mamas back? Do I wait for the hens to leave the nest?
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    Hens nesting together

    Just wanted to update you all - babies started hatching yesterday! I’ve kept an eye on the mamas since I last posted and they seemed to have figured out a good co-nesting arrangement so I didn’t want to move either nest and risk them rejecting it. It’s a bit chilly here right now so I haven’t...
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