I don't think he absorbed much yolk at all. That little pouch in back like most chicks hav he didn't have at all. But he is hanging in there. He didn't eat or drink but he is now but nothing like he should be. I put him back in incubator to warm him up twice. So I don't know we'll see.
I had a turkey hatch that the yolk was runny. She appears ok but I never seen that. She has an umbilical cord that seems long right at an inch. But there was raw runny yolk in the egg. Is this ok? I jus have never seen this before.
I use a kiddie pool and a couple 5 gallon buckets also a half of a plastic 55 gallon barrel. I have 8 dewlap toulouse and its an over kill but they seem to stay cleaner the more I have.
I have a really mean 3 day old Royal Palm. What do you do with these. He or she has nearly killed 3 others. I wad in hopes it would chill but no such luck
is it normal to have chicks hatch with the cord still attached? I'm new to hatching eggs and quail hatched no problem, but the chicks they pip and 24 hours later not much is happening and finally within 48 hours they break out but the contents are wet and attached cord is still there. Nothing...
the only thing I can think, I used a bright heat lamp over winter when chicks. There was one, a rhode island red, which she is that pecked at the light like it was something. Maybe she was that bird I have no clue.
But thanks for your opinion glad you verified what I wanted to do. My dad told...
I found I have a blind chicken. I am uncertain how long or if perhaps she has always been blind as she gets around well. Eats drinks same as the others. The only reason I found her was my chickens come around me but do not like to be touched and less to be picked up. I always reach to touch them...