Hi all,
I'm pre-emting here, this baby has just hatched and looks like it may possibly have splay legs and curled toes.
I know it is very early but I was wondering which would be recommended to try and correct first
Legs
Or
Toes
So long story short we now have a one and a half week old chick alone.
Story
Our first round of incubation was a big flop... We had 13 eggs, and needless to say a major power drop on day 16 seems to have spoiled our chances,
We had one successful hatch but he took 36 hours from first pip to...
Hi all
This is my little 5 day old baby, he hatched with a not fully absorbed yolk sack and had been getting stronger each day!
I'm a bit concerned about the stomach it seems to swell quite a bit before he poops and I'm also not sure if the navel is infected?
Any advice for this baby
Hi all
Newbie alert! Just a question I have
Why do some chicks have the unabsorbed yolk sac? Interested to know what causes this.
And is there a way to help these chicks?
Hi All
My name is Candice, living in sunny South Africa.
I am a newbie and very excited to learn and be apart of this awesome community.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Busy with my first incubation
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
1 hatchling (12...
Hi all
This is my first incubation
1st chick hatched but took a very long time
2nd pipped and made a hole which looked way too big to me (photo attached), then started unzipping and suddenly stopped breathing and died.
Any advice as to what happened here for future reference is there...