This is on my newest baby - he hatched a day later than all the rest. It's umbilical cord was attached for a very long time. It eventually dried up and fell off but this is left.
He is pooping OK and seems generally well.
Thanks in advance
one of my chicks that hatched this morning has something trailing behind it. I don't think it's an umbilical cord, it's thicker and kind of membraney looking. It's poop is getting caught in it and the other chicks are pecking at it. Should I take him out and quarantine him until it falls off on...
While I was out with my kids today, the door was accidentally opened and cat came in and ate all but one of my chicks. I am so so so sad. The one that is left is shaky and visibly traumatized. there was one baby left in the incubator too that I have put in with him. Is there anything else i...
I am new to hatching. I wanted to make sure that I hatched some females because we want to keep a couple in our garden, so I ordered some sex links to make sure i could tell the difference. The females were supposed to have red streaks and the males were supposed to be all yellow.
I ordered 12...
My sex link chicks are in the process of hatching. Three are out successfully, although one seems pretty weak. Another hatched about an hour ago and is dragging the shell around attached to his umbilicus (which seems brown and gunky). Another ahs been trying to hatch for well over 24 hours. It...