Wish my baby luck shell accidentally got broken by hen so I took it out and now am keeping it warm but I don't have my incubator as my daughter borrowed it and she lives over 2 hours away. Heating packs and microwaved moist wash so hopefully it will live
I went out to check because I knew chicks were starting to pip well the mother hens pecked at the newly hatched chick. I should add these are 2 broody Bantams sitting in the same nesting box sharing eggs and the eggs were put under them as soon as they went broody this is an olive Egger chick I...
I took remaining ready to hatch eggs and some that are due to hatch in 7 days as these were under 2 broody Bantams sitting in same nesting box left the Bantam eggs. I cleaned with veterinary bentadine and put a small amount of Bacitracin it is just hatched and is moving and peeping as a new...
I have just really started to get into hatching my own chicks but have had good luck with broody hens. I have 13 large hens( EE, Amberlink, golden Wyandotte, jersey giant, Brahma,Maran and a white leg horn) I have 2 EE roosters who are very friendly and very close to each other. I also have 5...