I had a baby ameraucana hatch out yesturday with what looked like a yolk sack attached by a thread to a large amount of intestines. Poor baby did not survive but what caused this? Can it be avoided? The hatch was poor with only three out of 9 eggs hatching. Eggs were all different breeds...
Help. I had a mix of chicken eggs and bantam eggs in my 'bator. The chickens all hatched on day 21 but none of the bantams. They candled alive on day 14 and I even saw egg movement from at least one bantam on day 20 but now nothing. I am a first timer. Did I kill them. How long should I...