- May 28, 2013
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Hi all,
Need some advice/thought I'd share.
Been hatching silkies for a while now but never had anything like this. I'm hatching in school so came in to find one had hatched early this morning (Tues)... They weren't due til Weds. As it happens all 13 came out early so must've been temps.
Anyway... This little guy was physically stuck to the incy floor. Not in egg but covered in that cement liquid they have and was glued fast. With 5 chicks flopping about and several pips I was stuck as to what to do but it was struggling.
So I peeled it off... All the feathers remained on the floor along with some skin but eventually I got him out.
He's still in the incy nearly 24hrs later, alive and kicking but weak and matted, not fluffed at all and bald in places.
Did I do the right thing? The bleeding stopped after a while but I feel sick knowing how painful it must've been.
I've named it Patches
Need some advice/thought I'd share.
Been hatching silkies for a while now but never had anything like this. I'm hatching in school so came in to find one had hatched early this morning (Tues)... They weren't due til Weds. As it happens all 13 came out early so must've been temps.
Anyway... This little guy was physically stuck to the incy floor. Not in egg but covered in that cement liquid they have and was glued fast. With 5 chicks flopping about and several pips I was stuck as to what to do but it was struggling.
So I peeled it off... All the feathers remained on the floor along with some skin but eventually I got him out.
He's still in the incy nearly 24hrs later, alive and kicking but weak and matted, not fluffed at all and bald in places.
Did I do the right thing? The bleeding stopped after a while but I feel sick knowing how painful it must've been.
I've named it Patches