Please be patient with me.
The egg came from my aunt, first time we tried to hatch one of her eggs. The chick grew healthy, strong veins and movement throughout the entire process. On day 20, the chick pipped and after 24 no progress. Another 20 hours passed and the chick poked a little more...
*sigh*
Long story short.
Day 26:
Momma got off this egg and two others 2.5 days ago, All other eggs were hatched 4 days ago.
I whipped up a DIY incubator *tote, heating pad, damp towel and thermometer* as best as I could and put the 3 abandoned eggs in them in. Nothing.
I didn’t think the...
Because we hatch 3 times a month, loosing a chick now does not devastate me like it did in the beginning. I am not a monster.. just I have excepted the fact that death is in the deck of cards. It is easy to become desensitized when you run a small farm because death is an inherited factor.
We...
3 hour old chick. Bleeding right at the Cord's beginning. Blood will not coagulate. Count down to fatality has begun. Any ideas?
Yes it hatched on it's own. Was not bleeding until it was in the brooder for an hour. I am at a loss for a solution. Thanks in advance