I have a baby hatched moments ago , he was late in hatching out like 3 days behind I had given up but my heart still kept the egg in the bator lol
He came out with his beak curled toward his craw and a bulge on the back of his kneck it's kinda red and looks fluid filled
He's squirming and looks...
I have kind of a difficult question there's a bacteria going around in my hometown and your supposed to boil the water for human consumption but I'm not sure if I should be treating my chickens water the same way? It says chlorinated water or boiled water is safe to drink so could I add a little...
I'm gonna try these mini loaf wrappers this time and see how they do about the "shell" mess and kinda keep them from squirming once hatched! Any advice?
Just an update my lil' guy with the bloody shell is up moving around and ruling the bator I've never had one be this active this soon! But I'm thankful :)
They seem fine they're acting like all the other batches I've hatched. I was concerned about the blood myself I've only had that happen a few times before but I guess as long as they're vigorouse and chirping I'm assuming they're alright (?) I really don't wanna open the bator " do you think I...
Today is day 23 and I candled my eggs after much hesitation but I did it in the warm bathroom with humidity , all my eggs had chicks in them and they all responded to the light very vigorasly! ANY ONE GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS?