I have a beautiful baby chick that looks completely healthy, except that she hops on only one foot and holds the other one up. It looks like it is twisted at the very top. She can move it, but it obviously pains her to put it down. She hops around with one wing open, covering the leg. She is...
I noticed some blood in the water reservoir this morning. There is a pip on the egg near the reservoir, but it's all bloody. I think that is not a good sign. What should I do? Should I pull the egg? Is the chick inside likely dead? Will it contaminate the others? I have a baby chick...
I had my first chick born last night! She's an arucauna, and she seems to be doing fine.
In a different part of the bator, I noticed the water in one of the reservoirs under the mesh is very pink with blood. What does this mean? I don't want to open the 'bator, but I'm scared that one of...
I heard a small noise coming from the incubator....once. Twice. I went over and looked and I thought I saw a couple moving slightly. Is it my imagination, or could I have rockers already?
SO EGGCITED!
1. Should I leave the eggs on their sides or place them in egg cartons? I heard of someone doing this recently. Is it better?
2. We had a major power outage...they seem to be doing well (I have 33 eggs, I candled 7 of them last night and there was movement in allof them). Will the outage...
Hello....I am in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Last night, we had one of the biggest snowstorms on record for our area in many years. I have 33 eggs in the 'bator (my very first hatch!) and the power went out last night around 11pm.
I have been on this forum reading for months, preparing for the...