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Thanks very much for your advice. The chick has been accepted back by its mother who had deserted it before I tried to help. It is doing well as is the following chick to hatch today. Thanks

I have a chick just a few hours old. It has legs that do not tuck up or support it. A friend once said that she held the chick with its legs held correctly and that it was successful. Is this so? How long do I try? Cheers Jane

Thanks to all of you. Can someone tell me how to get to the Health/Medical Forum that was mentioned please?

Thank you all for your warm welcome and advice. This is a great forum to join. The chick with the hernia seems stronger each day and is now competing for food with its mate, gotta be a good sign. Here's hoping it is a survivor! Cheers Jane

Hello Maryland, I am new to this forum too, today in fact! I have just read Ridgerunner's reply and it sounds very wise. Although I am in Darwin, Australia and our weather conditions and day and night predators are different the issues seem to be the same. We have had Silkie Bantams here for...

Hi fellow chicken people I recently hatched two chicks in a 3 egg incubator, one of the chicks has a hernia from its umbilicus where the egg sack was not absorbed properly. It is now day 4 and the chicks are both looking stronger and both eating and drinking. The ''hernia" looks dry and seems...