We have 4 broody 1 year old hens. Their eggs started hatching about 4 weeks ago.
First their were just the 2. Both belonged to my Silkie.
A week later they started hatching about 1 a day. then nothing.
One on the 19th. one on the 20th born deformed and now 2 today. needless to say we have 3...
Well, my little Rita Rose held on a few days- but Friday she died in the palm of my hand, directly after my daughters got off the bus..Noticed after my post just how mal-formed she was. Long legs almost no torso, unable to lie down. But she tried so hard to live. Heartbreaking
Hi, new here. But I have an emergency. Found a chick under one of my hens (detected a funky smell) I picked her up to bring her in and she STUCK to my hand. She was all dry and fluffy so I turned her over and there is blood and a protruding rounded belly and a long yellow squiggly thing hanging...