I have four wonderful bantam chicks; they're about 5 days old. One of them had twisted/splayed leg the day after it hatched, now corrected with a little 'cast'/'tape' for 36 hours; two more had pasty bum for a day or two, they now seem ok. In a few days they will be moving to a new home. How do...
Lovely people I find myself needing help once more. My 3 day old chick has been chirping *very* loudly all day. I have been trying to figure out what the issue is and she seemed ok. Not too hot, not too cold, roaming in the brooder without problems, eating and drinking ok. However half an hour...
Just had my first ever hatch tonight! Two chicks hatched within a few hours of each other. I removed them after a while as humidity was so incredibly high they couldn't fluff up. When I removed them I added a wet sponge to ensure humidity didn't crash. Regardless the third chick, that had...
I'm really new here and new to all this! I have 6 chicken eggs in an incubator, today is day 21. Two days ago I heard chirping from the incubator. I checked very quickly today, as there was no more chirping and no external pips and the air cells in all eggs are now pretty big (I think bigger...
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I'm very new to this forum and to all this! I've got my first batch of eggs in an incubator (now day 18) with a hygrometer and have tried to maintain stable humidity and temperature throughout. I candled the eggs a few times until today and the chicks were moving all the time and...