Another update. I helped all four wrong enders out of the egg last night. Three looked pretty good but the one I made bleed a bit seemed really weak. I was so sad that I didn't even come to post about it. He just lay on his side panting all stretched out. This morning he looked a little stronger but still lay all stretched out and could not get his feet under him when he kicked. He did better when I held him up so I cut the end off of an empty toilet paper roll and made him a little chair. lol - I really did not expect him to live. But, a couple of hours later he had climbed out of his chair and was up and walking around. He looked great except for a little bit of drooping in the wings. Since he had been in the incubator for nearly 24 hours after hatching, I put him in the brooder. Now he running around like the others. I have 8 total, half of which I helped out of the shell. I don't know if any more will hatch or not. I am terrible at trying to candle them. That is about a third of the eggs I set. Not terrible for eggs that were over a week old and had been refrigerated for about 24 hours early on.
The fella who gave them to me offered me more today. I told him I need a break. lol - this is much more stressful than I expected.
Thank again for all the info you folks offered me. It took some of the anxiety away.
The fella who gave them to me offered me more today. I told him I need a break. lol - this is much more stressful than I expected.
Thank again for all the info you folks offered me. It took some of the anxiety away.