Thank you SO MUCH for this information. My chicks just arrived today at 11 a.m. They've been cute and active and running around and then 2 just suddenly laid flat and didn't move. I thought they were dead. So glad to know they are just sleeping. Seemed like a lot of activity for day-old birds so...
I am a first time hatcher. My 8-year-old daughter wanted chickens and I decided it would be wonderful to do it. So...purchased a mini incubator and fertilized eggs from My Pet Chicken. Followed all instructions exactly. 7 eggs in the incubator. On day 18 noticed one egg oozing a little (a large...