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PS if the splay is a huge problem and it's not just the foot itself, you can then bandaid the legs together and leave the chick alone or stand/sit it up in a cup/top of a plastic cup that's been cut or adjusted to fit to size.

Noooooo don't freezer camp this wee one if you can help it!!! Stanley did just fine after we got her feet fixed. Sooo here goes. Get some cardstock paper and make small oblong shapes long enough for the feet. I used double stick tape and put it on one side then attached her feet to each one...

Our hatch is over... final count is 10 out of the 14 that were locked down. I'm so excited.... they are from the raffle that I entered here on BYC this May... really beautiful birds from Taylor Hobby Farms. Got 1 each Jersey Giant, Barred Rock, BCM, 2 Lavender Orps, 3 Ameraucanas, 2 Laced...

Well as for the membrane... a lot of my babies end up with this kind of bum. Just let it dry and fall off... it will dry dry dry and if you can cut it off eventually it will be fine, nothing to worry about. When you're talking about the head thing... neck weirdness, I've been told that a dose...

Yip yip yippppeeeeee! Congratulations.... right on my dear.

The count is as follows... 2 Ameraucanas, 1 Laced Brahma, 1 Barred Rock. Three more pipped and workin on it.... it's been a very very exciting day. Jake.......don't worry about this deal, it's really helpful if you make a huge pot of coffee and stare at the incubator for hours and hours on...

three pips.... yay!

they always have junk all over them.... well, mine have. I'm just sure that over time while he's drying, it'll fluff off and be fine. Preening will be exciting. IF you need to, a weenie sponge bath under a heat lamp is a great idea once everything's "done" yay! Congratulations....

I'm on day 20 and no pip. Haven't had that for two full hatches..... makes me nervous and just can't stand being so nervous about the eggs....... On the positive side, my temps and Rh have remained absolutely rock solid throughout and I'm pretty confident in the air cells. All is looking...

Just spent the last few minutes updating myself on the last 24 hours of post... it looks like so many have locked down and so many are having the usual troubles. I'm always amazed that nature has done this without us for millions of years and when we got involved we have the...

I think the bottom line is .... are the chicks ready for it? Are the air cells big enough? Are the eggs full of chick and ready? If so, you're probably OK, I for one may be keeping my kiddos in for another few hours, maybe another 12 hours just to increase air cells and increase chick sizes...

That second picture is darling!! Soooo cute! Yaaaay

Well done Becklinn!! I have had temp issues (without knowing it) on one of our hatches and we got chicks ON day 18..... so we had to be sure that our humidity was waaaaaay up before we candled for the day 18 right before lockdown candle. Be sure you have humidity waaaay up, candle again, throw...

Has always left my fan on, just make sure that it's not blowing directly on the eggs.... don't know about a Brinsea.....

I stuff the water chambers under the bottom (grill thingie of my hovabator) with paper towels, and then soak them.... then put tampons in the ones with holes in them... soak them.....then get one of the small ziploc containers with a lid, cut a triangle from the edge like a pie slice.... fill...

Day 14 candle went well.... lost 3 though so we're down to 13 from the 16.... I'm thinking we may be a smidgen below temp... just judging by the movement and the smallish size of the babies inside..... who knows? Not me. I'm guessing and will adjust as I need to on day 18. Will have another...

Soooooo a little bit of silliness with the silkies. Ummmmmm, I think someone popped over the wall if ya know what I mean I've got 3/5 out already and one looks like a striped thingie.... not a fuzzy butted silkie at all. Now, I have absolutely no complaints with either type of sweeeeeet baby...

No, I have a friend that had some from his girls. He said he'd always had a broody to set them, but was wondering if I'd set them with any luck. I said I'd give it a shot..... yay! Still not sure if I'm going to keep any of them.... doubt it. Darling girls though. BTW, we're at pip #2

I locked down 5 silkie eggs tonight.... these aren't the eggs that I put in to hatch with all of you but thought I'd let ya know! We candled and have two or three pushing at the air cell membrane. No peeping yet, but as it's my second hatch........soooo exciting! Yipppeeeeeeee