Hi all!
I have this silkie bantam I purchased at Tractor Supply. Initially I thought it was a female but now I'm not so sure. Apparently silkies take a while to mature. From the pictures shown, Amy guesses?
So I hatched 3 chicks on Sunday and Monday of this week. The last chick to hatch might have a bit early. Egg had a lot more stuff in it then the other two. He finally fluffed up a bit but he hasn't been eating or drinking. I have to feed him sugar water and egg yolk through a syringe. Without...
This chick has been pipped for about 24 hours now. Still moving and I can see the mouth opening and closing from time to time. See pic. The whole is pretty big but I think it pipped the wrong end of the egg. Looks like the pointy side of the egg. At what point should one try to assist in this...
Hi all!
I am new to hatching and raising chickens. I recently purchased 10 American Bresse eggs from a local hatchery that works with local elementary schools on their embryo projects. I have a Janoel 12 incubator and I purchased some cheap thermometers to measure humidity. So this could have...