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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    Update: Mama took her back as soon as I put her in the coop! I think she’s going to be a feisty one
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    I’ve never seen them this young before so I’m not sure but it does look swollen. Edit to add: it detached when she was flopping around
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    I have her wrapped in a heating blanket in my lap right now (it’s 90 degrees here 🥵). Do you think I can try to slip her under mom tonight?
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    HATCHED!!!! She’s super wriggly and chirpy. Do I need to anything special now?
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    Thank you so much!! She’s starting to push out!!
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    This is where I see blood
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    I used oil to moisten
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    I do see some blood but it does look like the inner membrane has starting “shrink wrapping” @Saveria @Maddcatter
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    I don’t have an incubator. I carefully peeled away shell. This is what the chick looks like at this point. Do I stop and wait or keep going?
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    Should I assist hatch? Abandoned egg.

    Hi all! My red bourbon hen abandoned some of her eggs after the first half hatched. One had pipped. I found it yesterday morning and tried putting it back under mama. She would sit on it for a little while and then abandon it again. I brought the egg inside just now and have it set up on a heat...
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    Hens nesting together

    I’m not sure the hens are teaching the babies how to eat/drink. Any tips? I’ve tried dipping beaks but they are not taking to it like my shipped poults did
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    Hens nesting together

    They hissed a lot but didn’t actually attack me.
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    Soon to be 3....Turkeys!

    My toms started fighting once they got to 5/6 months old. I ended up having to sell/butcher all but one. I had hens though, so I’m not sure if they would have still fought without the hens around.
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    Hens nesting together

    So now my question is - what’s the best way to take the babies from mamas? Do I remove the mamas from the nest, gather whoever has hatched and then put mamas back? Do I wait for the hens to leave the nest?
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    Hens nesting together

    Just wanted to update you all - babies started hatching yesterday! I’ve kept an eye on the mamas since I last posted and they seemed to have figured out a good co-nesting arrangement so I didn’t want to move either nest and risk them rejecting it. It’s a bit chilly here right now so I haven’t...
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    Hens nesting together

    She is. I just checked again and she has eggs underneath her now but I’m not sure if they are new. I am going to try to candle all the eggs tonight and then go from there. Technically, it looks like they made two nests, they are just right up against each other (e.g. there’s two separate...
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    Hens nesting together

    The tom does not go in the upper part of the coop. Also, I just went to check the eggs while Eliza (one of the hens) was out in the pen and realized she’s not sitting on a nest, just Angelica is. I’m guessing Eliza doesn’t want to roost alone, so she’s been sleeping in the coop at night instead.
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    Hens nesting together

    Hi all! My two hens have decided to go broody and are co-nesting. This will be my first time ever hatching eggs - do you guys foresee any issues with this? Any feedback on where the nest is/any changes I should make before (if) eggs hatch? I counted 25 eggs the other day.
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    Turkey chest wound - what can I do?

    The other toms are getting butchered on Friday. I’m keeping the two hens I still have - do you think the hens will pick on him if he is still in recovery? If not, I just have to keep him separated until Friday. He started attempting to strut today for the first time since his second injury...
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    Turkey entertainment while healing?

    Good idea! Thank you!!
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