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  1. PD-Riverman

    Do both of these chicks need to be put down??

    Very Good advise!! I am a small "hatcher", usually 50 to 100 chicks per week. I have Joked to my family that I would "Break their arm" if they "Tried" to open my incubator/hatcher during the "lock down period". From day 18 to day "22" the Only way my Hatcher will get open is "If all the eggs...
  2. PD-Riverman

    Do both of these chicks need to be put down??

    I would have already had it out the incubator and put it in a brooder, with heat, water and food. It will be OK alone. I just put a 2 week old one with its siblins. It had a wound/spot on its head. It stayed by its self for the 2 weeks while the spot healed. No, I would feel sure its not contagious.
  3. PD-Riverman

    Do both of these chicks need to be put down??

    I am sure the other chicks will peck this chick on the scab/rear. Chickens are just that way.
  4. PD-Riverman

    Do both of these chicks need to be put down??

    I know it can get stressful---If you get attached and got kids watching too! Let me tell you what I do----when I light and put the good eggs in the hatcher on day 18---I close the door--It will not be open again till day 22 Unless all the eggs hatch before then. Sure I look in the window a few...
  5. PD-Riverman

    Do both of these chicks need to be put down??

    Just for info---A newly hatched chick can stay in the incubator several days without food or water. At least 3 full days(72hrs) or even longer.
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