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I'm not exactly sure how to euthanize a chick, but we just had to do in a hen last week. We used a garden rake and put her head on one side, body on the other, stepped down on the rake and snapped up her feet. It wasn't something I wanted to do, but she had egg yolk peritonitis. It was over very...

Quote: So sorry you lost the other, but I'm glad "Billy" is still truckin'!

Destin, I can't help but laugh at the little guy. He looks like he's pretending to be a duck.

Quote: Maybe Destin can show you how she made her chick shoes! Destin, I'm glad one of the limpies is looking up.

It's not a great picture, but I finally managed to get all 5 of Lacey's chicks in one shot.

Quote: I'm sorry your hatch was disappointing. I hope those 2 start walking for you!

Quote: I'm so sorry, Kris. It is heartbreaking to lose them. I guess at this point I'd poke holes in the airsac side of the egg just to be completely sure that nothing is going on. This go 'round I only ended up with 5/18, but most of that was from my stupid mistakes. If I had only just...

That's so exciting! Early is so much more fun than late!

Quote: Yay! Maybe the temps were a tad low? I just awakened to 2 more babies. All 5 of the good eggs from last candling have hatched! Now I get to move Lacey and her brood.

Aww @ Oliver! I'm still up worrying about the chicks in that nest box. I really, really don't want them to fall out, but mama still has 2 eggs hatching. I don't want to disrupt them to move the family. What, oh what should I do!? I don't suppose that they'll be moving around at night, so they...

I love all these pictures! I'm back from the pool party and have nothing much to report. Egg #4 is still chirping. Egg #5 has a pip now, but no chirping. They're taking their time about hatching. I hope mama sticks with them.

No more progress on the 4th and 5th egg. Maybe we'll have something by the time I get back from the pool party this evening. I really would like to get them moved to the little coop tonight. The two older chicks are getting pretty active and I don't want them to fall out of the nest.

My fingers are crossed for you. We just got back from church to find a third chick hatched and another pipped. Still nothing on the 5th egg yet.

Quote: My broody does not understand "lockdown". She rolls those eggs all over the place. I saw the pip on one of my eggs positioned every which way before it hatched. I think yours will be fine.

I've heard two of my remaining three eggs chirping now. Come on chickies!

Quote: Aww, what breed are they? I have a thing for little black and gray chicks.

Quote: Those little black ones tickle me!! Nothing new to report this morning. My 4 6-week old chicks spent their first night on the roost so I can move Lacey to the little coop when the rest of her eggs hatch. She still has 2 chicks and 3 eggs. I can't tell if any are pipping or...

I sure hope she does okay. She's a cutie.

And I want to camp in the chicken coop!!! How is the little one with the membrane doing?

Quote: Who said pictures?