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The bottle says injecting into a blood vessel will cause sudden death. Always pull back the plunger to check for blood before giving penicillin. I'm sorry that happened to you and your chicken. I am scared to give penicillin because of that. When I do give it, I give subq also, less chance of...

My drakes didn't get their big boy voices until they were a few months old, around the same time they started getting their drake color and feathers.

Lol, me too. Me: She is just a late bloomer, I know it's been six months, and she has a green head and curled tail feathers, but she is going to quack any day now!

I believe it is ok to go ahead and make a small safety hole, then put the egg back in with sufficient humidity (55-65% works fine for me). There are good instructions on here for how to make the safety hole and when to go to the next step.

Good to know, thank you. I had the same question.

Yay! I'm glad to hear this.

he has been quiet and sleepy, so I guess not ready yet. I hope he finishes absorbing and pops out soon so I can stop worrying. I will touch up the edges with coconut oil like you suggested and recheck when I get home this afternoon.

they sell organic coconut oil at wal-mart, $10 for a huge tub of it.

yes, as of last night, and still some this morning

I saw veins and yolk when I checked last night. Not as much this morning. Checking again when I get home this afternoon

Thank you for that info! I have lost several ducks in prior hatches because they never got out of their shells. I blame my incubator and my user error. My mallard x welsh eggs pipped, zipped and hatched on day 25. The others lagged behind and my only surviving welshies needed help getting out...

Thank you so much! That's exactly what I wanted to know. This baby is going on three days in his half shell. I'm hoping to be able to safely pop him out tonight if he doesn't do it on his own by then. I will have save a chick or nutradrench ready for him.

thank you Lily. about how much longer do you expect it will be? baby has been sleepily yawning and chewing in a half shell for over two days now. is that within normal range?

hi GRacer, did your khaki campbell egg ever hatch? i'm still waiting on a welsh harlequin baby that's been taking days.

did the baby hatch? how long did it take?