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    Chick still alive 3 days after cutting off yolk sac and stuffing intestines

    still doing great today. We continue to give food mixed in a little water, twice a day, it eats like crazy
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    Chick still alive 3 days after cutting off yolk sac and stuffing intestines

    We can't believe it, but we went out on Sunday and found a chick that had tried to hatch (a day before we thought). Other chickens apparently pecked at the egg, causing it to come out before it should, leaving the yolk sac hanging. The sac had mulch attached to it, so it couldn't absorb it...
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    Help please, little red mites on 2 day old chicks

    I've been battling mites on broody mom for weeks (this happened after I brought her in during extreme cold, we didn't want the eggs to freeze). They were getting better, actually, are much, much better, but now, on the 2 day old chicks, I see little tiny red mites on their face. I'm constantly...
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    Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please

    Well, they are doing well. The one with the weak neck is running around too, both are eating, I've dipped the beaks, so far 1 is drinking. I'll keep trying. The silkie hen is the white blur. They seem to be doing good, but these mites are a battle, so we'll keep trying. I hadn't wanted to...
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    Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please

    That area looks fine, I had to work, so not there. The one who hatched on own, had a weaker neck, how that improves, but is now able to stand, I think the sugar water helped, both have pooped good. Will update after I get home. Thanks
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    Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please

    Both are doing good, the assisted one is finally trying to stand, after like 7 hours, but I have given it sugar water, seemed to help, as it didn't look good for awhile. Then, the other one zipped on its own. The only thing I notice as I've only moved mom to see it, was a little protrusion...
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    Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please

    It hatched and looks good, so far. The only thing I see, without disturbing them, is a tiny little piece of "vein" still attached to the eggshell. I think it will dry up, looks like umbilical??? It is very small. Also, I think I hear the other one zipping. I'm on a run right now to get...
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    Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please

    We did go in, it had been hours since putting a dab of water, looked like the membrane started to quickly stick to it, so, slowly pulled a bit away, it is dry, no bleeding, after we did that, it is moving lots, stuck a foot out. We quickly put it back under mom for warmth (after wetting some of...
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    Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please

    Thanks, mom hen got off to try to eat, but she takes forever to eat, I pulled the food for a bit, put her back on the nest, to keep that baby warm and it looks very good at this time, the membrane is drying, veins retracting, time will tell. Also, after eating, she has a habit of going back to...
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    Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

    Please read my thread under Incubating & Hatching Eggs called - Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please I just want to know if I should just leave it alone and not dab it with water, since the hen probably provides enough humidity for it. I'm just not sure, it is cold in...
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    Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please

    I didn't look under the broody, but it is peeping louder now, maybe that is good. I sure hope so.
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    Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please

    I'm gonna say it, but after all the information overload on chickens this last 5 weeks, I'm done with assisting. Well, I think I am, but after losing so many chicks a few months ago (like 14) at the day of hatch, egg absorbed already, I guess I freaked out. We have 2 little ones we hatched in...
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    Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please

    I realize I probably shouldn't have assisted, but being that incubation started well over 3 weeks and then I had no idea how long it had been internally pipped, except that I knew it was over 24 hours, not sure how much more, I made the decision. It is doing good, we went in and did put a dab...
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    Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please

    We have a broody hen we brought in the house 2 weeks ago, during extreme cold. We've dealt with mites, poop on eggs, etc. I thought they were dead, we candled yesterday, early AM, threw out 3 duds, low and behold, 1 (possibly 2) are alive. The one had already internally pipped, not sure when...
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    Hen with eggs in my house, has mites bad, is Sevin safe, will I ever be able to treat them

    They are better, she was off the nest for a minute this morning, 3 bad eggs, 1 good, 1 not sure. The good 1 looks to bee into the air sac, but hadn't zipped, so, hopeful for something, or it may not make it. Did see some mites, need to get rid of them, will keep at it, may by DE tomorrow. Thanks
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