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They are gorgeous...lol Look at those legs and feet!

Awesome news on the chicks!

I love that second pic. It's like he's saying, "Really? Don't you ever shut up?" lol Poor you. I know how that is because my very first chick was an only survivor from a botched hatch and it was off season so there were no friends to be found nearby. Loud was an understatement. the first two...

That's good!!

Aww. How's he acting?

If you've tried all the suggestions, I'm at a loss. You might want to consider posting in the emergies/diseases/injuries/cures forum to see if maybe one of the long time hatchers has more suggestions.

Yes, wiggly chicks make it hard to accomplish.

This is the link I always share for spraddle leg and curled toes: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it.html

My silkies are all white, so I'm not a good judge. I will say they are adorable though....lol First days of first year can be so hard. I had my son start headstart (like a pre k program) at 4 and chose headstart over pre k cause it's more "family friendly" and I could volunteer which I did a...

Awe thanks.

I did miss a post!! Great!!!

Congrats!! How did it go with the assisted hatch? Did I miss any posts....been a busy day here. Gonna have to back track and make sure I didn't miss anything.

You're doing great. Just keep doing what you are doing until you can get enough shell loosened so he can get his foot moved and he might even be able to get it in a position he can push himself. If not, you can finish it for him and help him out. A tiny bit of blood is to be expeted. I've never...

Keep the membranes moistened. (I always use a q-tip with some water.) I also- when I am assisting wet a paper towel and when I put the egg back in wrap the paper towel around the back of the egg (not covering the hole/pip). Then in an hour or so, try to remove a bit more of the shell as though...

Usually I either use my finger nail or tweezers to pick off the broken shell and I use tweezers to pull the membrane open (as long as there's no veining which if they are in the air cell there shouldn't be. I usually chip a little shell away from the pip and make sure the beak and head are clear.

You should stay in your comfort level and if that's letting them be, then that's what you should do. I don't let mine go over 24 hours w/o at least widening the pip hole and checking position to make sure they aren't positioned where they can't finish. My second hatch I had a malepositioned...

Is the shell popped off at the pip where you can see the beak and have you played the chick music at all?

There's an egg pipped beside the chick too!!

What's this?? Did you have a hatcher???