Ok I will feed and water him - I am wary of putting him in the brooder with my four two-day-old chicks in case they pick on him.
I have no vitamins or save a chick; is there something I can mix up? I have loads of ingredients and human vitamins...
UPDATE: He's been lying on his side, but kicking so well I picked him out and checked him. His left wing was stuck, so I freed it. Now he is hobbling about upright - which is a HUGE improvement... but there is still one problem; he's falling onto his head, straight forwards. Has he damaged his...
Ok, we did get him out, and no bleeding whatsoever. A bit of yolk had dried hard around his foot, which was tricky. He can kick his legs and unfurled quite a bit in the incubator.... but over 12 hours now and he isn’t getting up or getting better. Maybe something was always wrong with it..?
Hi all.
I HAVE A CHICK TOTALLY TRAPPED IN DRIED MEMBRANE!
Egg pipped at midday on Saturday (uk time here). It quickly unzipped, but then seemed very stuck. I have read a lot about this sort of thing, and knew to just wait 24 hours. The next day, two further chicks had hatched, but not this...