I would be inclined to leave it with the hen. I have used candle wax on cracks and had some success.
I also had a couple eggs go bad but with dark shells, I had difficulty knowing it so I left them. It wasn’t until all others hatched and I finally gave up and cracked these open that I found they...
ive never seen a prolapsed vent before. this hen stopped laying a week or so ago. rough feathers, think molting.
have a minor lice infestation so i picked her up to see if any lice and noticed vent. warm epson salt bath? petroleum to gently push back? what to do? whats pronosis? sorry typos...
It’s a great thread!
I love all the info.
I have assisted one so far. She made a side door and broke she’ll but only small beak hole in membrane and it was drying and you could see her try to push through it but it wouldn’t tear. Another egg hatched and shot up humidity so I took advantage of...
I have 1 external pip. Nice starter hole but little progress in 24 hours. Only day 20. Though my previous 3 hatches arrived early.
For now, my plan is to be patient. Tomorrow is day 21. It seems trying to assist this first egg would put all the other eggs at risk.
I am confused about extreme...
I suppose so. I mentioned that to my friend.and she was surprised that it could be the case. With only 4 hens total, and knowing he fertilized her eggs last year, I guess I’m surprised, too. But It would certainly explain it.
She didn’t say she paid enough notice to know if their love affair...
Hatching eggs for a friend. She has one rooster and 4 hens, each hen lays a different color egg so easy to tell. (24) eggs total.
Dominique-tan (8)
Marans-dark chocolate (5)
Easter egger- sage green (5)
Silver Leghorn-white (6)
I hatched her eggs last year and all eggs were fertile, 100% hatch...
Oh wow!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this link. It is amazing! I will definitely refer back to it in the future so will definitely save it. Thanks!
Yes!
I dry hatch meaning I do not add water until internal pip and then I add water to 65%. 100% hatch on local eggs ( not shipped).
Full view makes it fun to interact with the babies without opening until everyone is safely out of their shell. Can auto turn... I don’t recall if I paid...
Hi There,
I had a rooster that seemed to have sour crop. Sadly, he didn't pull through. However, I do have a question that could possibly assist me in the future and perhaps help others.
Does a normal crop have pea like bumps or nodules or structures in it? When massaging his crop, I could...
I'm so sorry for your loss. It's a rotten feeling that we've failed them. I've lost a few to predators, too. Did it happen during the day or the night?
I'm sorry to tell you that whatever got your chicken will likely return for more.
I used to free range all of my chickens and it was...
This is an old thread but good info. Read up on it to see if sour crop seems suspect.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/need-help-diagnosing-sour-crop.756184/