I splinted his foot yesterday because he had a curled foot. I took it off today to check his foot and now he's walking like this?? Poor baby, how do I help him??
I started with 18 eggs and 3 hatched. Today, I decided to to "autopsy" the unhatched eggs to see what was in there. 3 were unfertilized, 3 were partially developed and 9 were fully developed and ready to hatch!!! I feel so bad that they died so late in the process. What could have gone...
This one day old chick is always falling over. He's spunky and gets around (with a "limp"), but I think there's something wrong with his foot. Thoughts? Should I be doing anything for him (or her)?
Today is day 24. I started with 18 eggs and on day 18, when I candled, there were for sure 10 live, active chicks, 3 other had chicks and good veins, but I didn't see the chicks actually moving, so I was unsure and then 5 others were no good. My first 3 chicks hatched only on day 23 and they...
This is my first time incubating and I've relied on BYC for all my guidance, so I thank you for that!! We are on day 22 and nothing, no pips or anything. On day 18, I candled and found that my air sacs were a little small, so based on advice I found on this forum, I delayed lockdown by 1 day...