OK, here is the story of these chicks. The school called and wanted me to pick up some chicks that one of the classes were experimenting with coloring. OMG! The 2 incubators that were in the classroom smelled so bad. The eggs were hatching all over the place because they had been placed in the incubators on different days and the kids were opening and closing the lids so that they could watch. Several had died from shrink wrapping, one has splayed legs and one has a deformed foot. A toe is turned under. Not sure what to do to help these guys. One had been removed from his shell and died after I got them home. I took everything out of the incubator, disinfected everything, added paper towels and water to reset the humidity and temperature and put everything back in. Two eggs were getting ready to hatch, but the membrane was stuck to them. I wrapped them in damp paper towels and placed them back in the incubator. One finished hatching and the other died in the shell. I took the one out and placed him under a warming lamp to get him out of all the eggs that are still left in the incubator. (It is absolutely full). OMG! this is sickening to me.
My original 7 are due to hatch out tomorrow. What a mess! Can someone help me with the splayed legs and the one with the turned under toe?
