Today is day 21 and all membranes are pipped with beaks sticking out and chirping loudly. They had internally pipped at day 19 and at day 20 (late) they still hadn't externally pipped and I could see by candling that they were shrink wrapped so I made an air hole at the top. When I did this a...
They've been like this for 5 hours with no change. Still chirping and moving, though. Is it important to keep the membrane moist? I still have eggs that haven't pipped yet so I'm weary about opening the bator to keep moistening the membrane.
These chicks internally pipped then was unable to do much more because they were shrink wrapped. I got them to this point now what's my next step? I see the veining is still red and plump so I just rehydrated the membrane, used a tiny bit of coconut oil and put them back in the incubator. Is...
Lucky for her she has 9 little buddies in the incubator but they're not set to hatch for another 6 days!! I hope she'll be okay as a loner for that long because there is nowhere around here that sells chicks. We're giving her lots of love!!
I had to help this lil girl hatch totally out of her shell last night. She was a rescue egg that came from a nest found outside and when I 1st candled she was already half way formed. Also my 1st time to incubate so she's had a rough start. She is still really weak and can barely stand. Is it...
:eek:i just spent an hour reading what I didn't realize was a 10 year old thtead! Got to the very last page where I believe it was you, actually, who said it was old info and to disregard it all..lol. Thanks so much for the info!!
Is there not one worming medicine that will get rid of ALL worms? I just realized how horribly thin my chickens are and they've never been wormed so I'm pretty certain that's the problem. Which med do I do first? Can 2 meds be given at the same time?