Mine was cheeping very loudly today and i thought she was lonely. I got her out and stuck her in my jumper and it seemed to calm her down. It must be hard for them with no mum or anybody else.
Hows your chick today ?
Mine has fluffed up nicely now and is eating and drinking.
She still is not walking properly and cant seem to put any weight on her right leg
Do you know what i have been joking since i got the egg that i wanted an orpington.
I keep dipping his beak in the water and he does drink.
He has brown patches on his back and he does look like the pic of yours,
they could be twins.
The egg was a pale white colour if that means anything
Im a litlle scared to until he can walk and stand on his own properly.
I have no idea what he is as was in a box of farmyard mixed eggs bless him. he does seem to have big feet
This is Rockie.
I helped him out 7.30 sunday morining. By 8 in the evening i had to put him under a heat lamp in the brooder as was heavy breathing and not drying and realised the fan on the incubator wasnt working so i dont thing he was getting enough air.
He looks alot more fluffy today.
Hes...
Thanks silver fox. she has tried to stand up a few times and is cheeping so fingers crossed. shes still in the incubator and is drying out slightly.
I just had to help her, i knoe some peoples views on helping may not be the same as mine but it felt right.
If she makes it im calling her...
Im borrowoing form a friend so feel terrible that i broken it but it just dropped to 25 on day 18 and the noise from it stopped and has only gone up since i put a heat light on it.
Sadly the brown egg that pipped thursday has died but the white that pipped on friday lunchtime made improvement...
Thanks so much for your support. Im not sure i can ever go through this again, its such a nerve racking time. Have left the chick alone but incubator still not keeping its temp so still has the heat lamp shining on it. Im not opefull for the poor thing but im going to see it through to the end...
Well still no chicks, the one that pipped thursday still has not hatched. he keeps popping his beek out and moving but still nothing. i have tried to help him a little by damping the shell and taking a little away but membrane slightly bled so i stopped, im not sure how much longer i can leave...
I really do hope so, its so upsetting. the one that pipped thursday morning and cheeped has had no activity since so im not hopefull and the other 4 nothing is happening. i have managed to get the temp back to 35 with the heat lamp and a blanket so fingers crossed i can save the little one
Im...
Well, i have just put a blanket round the incubator and the heat lamp shining on it, im just worried really. one did pip when the temp was 25 and cheeping but heard nothing since 3
Hi please help.
I am hatching eggs for the first time in an brinsea mini eco. temp has been at 37 the whole time and on day 20 one egg pipped and we heard cheeping allday yesterday. cheeping again today on day 21 and 1 other egg pipped but the temp has dropped to 25 yesterday and still today...