I wouldn’t cull her I would just wait it out unless it’s obvious she’s not gonna eat or drink and just die, she may just be really weak, they can go quite some time without much food because of the yolk. I’ve heard some people will leave them in the incubator for about 3 days. I’ve only left one...
Omg a bowl with a washcloth - why didn’t I think of that! I gave mine a washcloth but not the bowl because they were sleeping in the food bowl LOL but they didn’t use it they kept sleeping in the food only a couple of them slept on the cloth, maybe if I put the cloth in the bowl......
Awe sorry Rosie I don’t have any ideas except maybe give her something more solid to stand on, what’s she got now? How about what I call “a cuddle” like a washcloth or a soft toy that she can’t eat? Something like that. I have some that are smaller than they should be so I separated them out and...
A lot of mine have curled toes at first but 99% of them correct themselves within the first few hours to first day.
Only 1 I had to correct and he’s fine now. :) yay! Congrats!
I’ve had a few that stick their beak out and stay like that for a long time and one eventually died so I have done the same thing if they remain like that for far too long now as I don’t want to lose them. If they unzip most of the way and can’t finish or just stop I will also help.
I know...
Oh man... the waiting is just too much lol I know I hate the waiting. I’m better at waiting now but I won’t be when my California valley eggs are on lockdown in 8 days I can promise you that... lol
With my Hovabator they all pipped (almost all) on day 16, by the night of the 17th day I had just gotten home from a big event, checked incubator nothing - not even movement so I thought Day 18 then.
But about an hour later (I was sooo tired) I heard peeping and I thought wow my other babies...