My just hatched chick has a red scaly back with most of the feathers on its back missing. I don't know if it came out of the egg this way or got pecked by a hen - it was hatched from its banty moms (2 of them). should I leave it alone or clean it? any suggestions? its about 4 hours old.
Hi, I'm new at this site and new to baby chicks. I've got 2 pet bantam hens that are both sitting on some eggs - just got a rooster a couple of months ago. I think its about day 20 and I just found a cracked, rotten egg under one hen. It was fertilized, but not developed. I removed it and...