I have a 7 week old chick that keeps stretching her neck and looks to be gasping for air although I don't hear any noises. I was thinking gape worm? I don't see anything in her throat though nor do I see anything in her poop. What might it be? What else should I look for?
I am getting mixed answers so I thought I would see what the experts had to say. I had 3 chicks hatch out a day early and I believe one can leave them in the incubator for up to 24 hours? Well it's getting close to a day later since they hatched so I am wondering if the other eggs have not...
We hatched 5 little chicks yesterday and one of them seems to not be able to get its feet under it to try and stand. It's feet are always out in front and he/she can move and scoot around with them but I'm wondering if it will ever be able to walk or what we should do? Thanks for any answers or...
Had an egg pipp last night( halfway through day 21) with no progress until we came home from church to find the egg zipped and the chick had died. I can see blood in it's abdomen and the water in the trays are now pink. Any thoughts? the chick looks way to big to have come from that shell but...
Can the hens tell if the egg is good(chick still alive and developing)? its the start of day 23 and the broodys keep tucking in the eggs and turning them. How long does one wait without any pipping before knowing the eggs aren't any good? Thanks