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Our bantam just layer her first hatch ever (ours too!) and is in a nesting box separate from the rest of the coop that is elevated about 18 inches high and has a nice little "den" for her and babies. I've put some food and water in the elevated area with her, but am wondering how long until she...

We have a chick who I thought had spraddle leg and so I have her legs tethered with vet tape, but the problem is she can't stand at all, even with her legs bound. How do I know if its truly spraddle leg or something else that isn't reparable? With or without tape, she's more or less on her chest.

Thanks for the good advice, all, and thanks for asking about the hatch TitanPaul! Our hatch seems to be rather protracted. First chick was born a full 24 hours before any others peeped. She's strong and healthy, but has splayed legs and so I am trying the bandaid therapy, except using vet...

We've got a dozen eggs in the incubator and yesterday afternoon th first one popped out, one day early. Alas, it's 12 hours in and she's still the only one. I turned down the temp to ~98 degrees to make it more comfortable for her. Should I crank it back up to encourage the others to pip their...