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Should I maybe wash her off with some warm water to heat her up a bit?

Wish I had seen this! I just helped her out of the egg, and there was a bit of blood an her little belly button was still attached. Luckily that little part isnt bleeding anymore (it only bled for a few seconds). She is now keeping warm on my chest. She did get a bit shrink wrapped too. I have...

Thats what I was thinking too, and I am just shocked in the first place that a heated blanket seemed to have worked. I did pick at the peep hole and a bit came off. It still has not progressed any and that was about 4 hours ago. Its still kicking, and making a whole lot of noise, but I cant tell...

its peeping alot now... not sure what to do....

Here's a video of it still in the egg

Sooo when do you help a chick get out? My little Blanket is coming up on 24 hours and hasnt zipped yet. Still just a little hole where the pip is. I can see its beak moving on the inside and it peeps every once in a while.

I put my egg on a heated blanket and it is hatching! Just an idea

I am hoping Mellow will hatch out those babies!!!!

thanks! So far it is moving fairly slow part of the pip came off so I can see into the egg. It is super cool. Right now Blanket is just hanging out on its heated blanket in the bathroom. I am dying in anticipation (wow almost had a Rocky Horror moment there) to see it come out.

I have a pip!!!!!!!!!!!! This is so amazing, I cant wait to see this little one. I dont know if I should call it "Ness" ( Miracle in Hebrew) or Blanket lol

Well I thought that, but she wanted nothing to do with it the other day.

Well she just kinda randomly runs around the yard and flaps and talks just randomly. She was usually fairly calm and now she seems kind of just nuts. I am sure it is just because she is out and about now after being broody, and then the silkie came ut with the babies and she started fighting...

On a different note, my Speckled Sussex that I had to take her baby away from her seems to have lost her mind. Is that normal?

OMG So I posted a while back about an egg that my silkie was sitting on but I wasnt sure if it was going to hatch since she had her other babies to deal with. Well she gave up on it and I was bummed out so I decided to try something. I wrapped the egg up in a heated blanket, set the temp on...

Just to update, everything is going well! I am probably going to be moving babies and mom outside to the coop tomorrow. We will see though. The egg I gave her a few days ago seems to have been abandoned. I even contemplated walking around with it in my shirt to keep it warm, but I doubt it...

YAY ok that hug made me feel better! Yes I think I woke up to peace in the house finally. Mama and babies are good, and my speckled sussex is roaming the yard. I am hoping to take some pictures soon. The little silkie month old is ridiculously cute. It looks like a little powder puff :)

I went and checked on everyone tonight, and all babies are accounted for (even the month old is under mama). I am a bit concerned about my SSussex though. I had to put her back with the flock since she was having issues with properly taking care of her babies. I noticed tonight that she was...

well its a strange thing. She goes underneath the silkie, and the silkie is fine with that. Its just when they are all up moving around the silkie somewhat pecks at the month old more of like a what are you doing calm down. I am thinking about putting them back outside this weekend, but...

Will the hen I tossed back outside do ok without her baby? I was concerned that she might go and sit on another egg or something. BUT her poop is back to normal and she isnt freaking out so far in the yard. Any thoughts?

Sigh, never a dull moment right? Sometimes I feel as though I am not cut out for this chicken thing. I had to make the hard decision today to take my speckled sussexs baby away from her and toss her back out into the flock. I just dont think she is cut out for motherhood. While her and the other...