Yesterday at about 3 am.... I ended up assisting an egg with it's hatching.... It's membrane had dried and it was stuck in the shell. I was sure it would die without my help, which is why I intervened.
Anyway, the chick seems to be doing well, it's in a brooder with the only other one that hatched so far... however, it's not fluffy at all. It's been out for like 30 hours, and it's definitely dry, but it seems to have crusty membrane stuff dried and stuck to it....
so my question is, what do i do? Can I try to take a warm washcloth and gently clean it off??
Anyway, the chick seems to be doing well, it's in a brooder with the only other one that hatched so far... however, it's not fluffy at all. It's been out for like 30 hours, and it's definitely dry, but it seems to have crusty membrane stuff dried and stuck to it....
so my question is, what do i do? Can I try to take a warm washcloth and gently clean it off??