Hi!
We're new chicken mommies to 3 chicks a few days old. One was an assisted hatch and I wonder how less overwhelmed we'd be if that wasn't the case. ;) but she's hanging in there!!
I grew up with chickens but raising my own is definitely a different ballgam... Enjoying the challenges and...
Thanks so much for your post!
So we cleaned off most of the shell on her (she had been shrink wrapped) ... And this morning she's ok. Will walk for a bit then rest. Gave her some water.
Just put her in with our other two chicks. One of them is trying to peck at last little bit of shell on her...
Hi all,
We're looking for advice!
So we assisted a hatch at 2pm today after a chick started to hatch yesterday morning. By 5 or 6 it started to fluff out and is managing to take a few steps before lying down again. Some of the eggshell still stuck in her, which she seems interested in...