yep! Waiting to give him a name until I know he will make it through the winter, but my daughter has told me that it's my job to name this one, so we'll have to come up with something good!
they are great so far!she is keeping him warm and toasty in the nest, and he is eating his chick mash! He's super cute and seems fond of me, which is exciting :] thank you guys for the tips and support!! <3
I wish I could, but even better I can post a picture of my newly hatched chick! He finally made it out! I think maybe the hard chill after being kicked out of the nest for so long in such cold weather slowed his process down a little? But he is up and ready to go as soon as he got all the way...
I have, quite some time ago, I am pretty concerned though, just got home from work and he's no further along. The membrane has dried out during the day despite the ointment. When I took him out of the incubator he peeped like mad... Not sure if it's a good sign or a bad one
Thanks guys, I've added some water to the bator and put some antibiotic gel on the membrane. Fingers crossed, these chicks are all i have left from my favorite chicken, my rooster, Penguin since we lost him to a predator week before last. That's why I caved and bought the incubator, thought I...
I have an egg that was abandoned by my broody, I rescued it a few days back as she repeatedly raked out her nest and refused to sit. I moved it to a incubator that has 9 eggs one week into set. The lone egg has started to hatch but seems to be struggling with the low humidity level in the...