Holy cow, someone is good at choosing the correct gender while still in the egg 🤣 @gimmie birdies you should be selling your egg sexing method to the hatcheries for $$$ 😂😂😂
Likely she is recessive white, meaning both parents carry it. The light skin means that both parents also carry a non-fibro gene. I have a girl that is similar, but she is 3/4 silkie, not pure. Her head is a little dirty but she is bright white. She is also older than your girl so her comb and...
Was the removed chick a few days ahead of this one? If this one is about to hatch as well then you might not need the wax. But if it is day 17 and still has several days left, I think I would still put the wax on - it won’t hurt anything.
Take a birthday candle, light it and let the wax drip on the cracked areas. Use a candler/flashlight to make sure you cover all the cracks. I have hatched several eggs that had wax on the cracks! They do fine! One was cracked from the very beginning, and developed and hatched normally.
Sadly, she may not make it. She might be failure to thrive. Keep her at the correct temp and at this point I would try to give her apple juice or sugar water with electrolytes. Just dip your finger into it and hold the drop of liquid up to the beak of the chick and let her eat it off. Never...
Thanks @TwoCrows !! I will take #14 named Marshmallow if you think that is a good dessert name. I have a Marshmallow here and I love her. Houdan X Turken will be adorable babies!!!
Oh they are adorable! So sorry about the loss of sweet Kale. Tomato is going to be so cute with those frizzle feathers and the naked neck!! Looks like some fuzzy cheeks too!