I had an Easter Egger who pipped nicely, but failed to make further progress. I left the chick for over 12 hours before removing a bit of the outer shell in case the chick was just in some strange position. Nothing. After 18 hours, I removed a bit more and placed a moist paper towel to cover the...
I hatched out 2 barred rock chicks a week ago. The larger of the two (who had been doing better than the smaller at first) suddenly has developed what appears to be splayed legs. This chick had been walking around with NO issues until the past 24 hours. I'm confused, as the smaller chick who had...
I got chicks at a time that I'll never get them again. A week before Christmas. I now have 13 hens still inside, and things are getting hairy! It's still VERY cold in NW Ohio, so I don't know if they can deal with being moved out to the unheated garage, even if I put two heat lamps over their...