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Good point on the force nursing. We have one doe who will nurse and one we didn't trust to nurse, so we got in the habit of forcing a nursing session as an we evaluated the babies. Like i said right or wrong, its what we been doing...worked 4 times so far... The green stuff was present before...

Did not take a pic of the green stuff - but it was removed before the first few hours of life happened. There may be a picture of the 1st dead baby on my phone - I will look The second dead baby had no pictures taken - was hiding it from the children.... I knew I should have taken...

Is the following "normal' when raising rabbits. The litter in question is my 5th (living) litter, so I'm no expert. A doe gave birth a few days ago to her 3rd litter after what I considered was a long pregnancy...but I had no real way to know when the mating took. She kindled 8 living kits...

good to know. After all my research, I'm starting to wonder what my Grandmother did to keep her flock healthy back in the 80s and earlier....I know she never took them to a vet or bought medications for them. Have poultry diseases become more of an issue as time passes?

Thanks for the info. I am researching the suggestions now! Any merit to using the Diatamacious Earth? Will it help with internal worms?

I read about the cotton swab test on this website I thought..... Where do I get antibiotics for him? what type should I choose? Same questions about wormer. If its respritory infection - what is the course of the disease? will he die or recover on own? spread to others? what do I...

New Emergency: Rooster developed pathetic crow, now almost can't crow and wheezing when exerted 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) - 2nd Gseneration Golden Comet Rooster with Female Coloring, Hatched March 2016 (so 9 months...

Thanks everyone for the input and help

There are six chickens in that photo but the wet one Blends in with the bedding

The 5th and 6th chick hatched! 100% hatch rate for my 1st attempt. Pics to follow

4th hatched over night, but humidity went sown to 47% for unnknown length of time. How do i know if the remaining 2 with pip external are gona hatch? Humidity was increased to 70 once discovered Any tips given the low humidity? The external pip left were made less than 24 hrs ago

3rd baby hatched while i was watching a tv show. Up to 50% hatch rate for my first time. I did do the "dry" method where i kept eggs about 30% humidity for 1st 18 days. Then up to 65ish with fluctuations as they hatch early. Day 21 starts at 1130 am sunday....

how fast can the membranes dry out if the humidity was to drop due to opening the bator to remove a dry chick? And how low wold humidity have to get to cause shrink wrap?

Science in action. Now Relative Humidity makes sense!

the 4 remaining eggs have pip holes into the shell. I see one with its beak opening and closing. Another has a crack extending from the hole. the humidity is now 88% and there is condensation on the sides. Still have not opened the bator the question remains if the humidity is too high...

Now humidity is 89 % after 2nd egg hatched...is this ok?

2nd egg hatched. This was the last egg collected and from the other hen. Currently stumbeling around the bator. Cutley enough 1st chick helped it hatch

I was shocked the humidity was up to 99% with the same amount of water from when the humidity was at 71% while it was running. Right after I turned it back on, one chick quickly (2 hours) zipped and kicked out of the egg...happily running around the bater now. 3 others have pip thru the egg...

This waiting game is exciting and stressful.....