Ugh...
we had a hard time this round...
had a power outtage and I think it messed up my bator, so not only did it get down to 88 in there once until the power came back on, but then it shot up a few times to 115!!!
I figured they were all dead... but amazingly we had two hatch out!
then, a third started out, and by morning, a fourth was out!
the third however didn't finish hatching...
he peeped a lot... and got a hole the size of a nickle, but didn't go 'around'...
so eventually I helped him just a bit...
then a day later a bit more...
and my daughter realized he was drying out in there and peeled the rest of one half of the shell off, but he still couldn't get out...
I took the rest of the shell of night before last, and cleaned him up some, but he couldn't stand... but peeps LOUD... so I put him on a wet paper towel and put him back in the bator alone... the other eggs (duds) in there too.
He didn't die!
so, now what do I do?????
last night I gave him a bath, as he was coated in 'white' from the egg and his feathers didnt' fluff, and he had a 'chunk' of white on his head.
I was dipping his beak a few times, then decided to mix some chick starter with water and syringe a few drops in to him... which went well,
I keep assuming I'll find him dead the next time, but he keeps getting better!
help!!!
this morning he stands up more, and almost walks!
not eating that we can tell tho, so we syringed a few more drops this am...
he is loud!!!
he wants to live!!! (and I sure hope 'he' is really a 'she'!)
we had a hard time this round...
had a power outtage and I think it messed up my bator, so not only did it get down to 88 in there once until the power came back on, but then it shot up a few times to 115!!!
I figured they were all dead... but amazingly we had two hatch out!
then, a third started out, and by morning, a fourth was out!
the third however didn't finish hatching...
he peeped a lot... and got a hole the size of a nickle, but didn't go 'around'...
so eventually I helped him just a bit...
then a day later a bit more...
and my daughter realized he was drying out in there and peeled the rest of one half of the shell off, but he still couldn't get out...
I took the rest of the shell of night before last, and cleaned him up some, but he couldn't stand... but peeps LOUD... so I put him on a wet paper towel and put him back in the bator alone... the other eggs (duds) in there too.
He didn't die!
so, now what do I do?????
last night I gave him a bath, as he was coated in 'white' from the egg and his feathers didnt' fluff, and he had a 'chunk' of white on his head.
I was dipping his beak a few times, then decided to mix some chick starter with water and syringe a few drops in to him... which went well,
I keep assuming I'll find him dead the next time, but he keeps getting better!
help!!!
this morning he stands up more, and almost walks!
not eating that we can tell tho, so we syringed a few more drops this am...
he is loud!!!
he wants to live!!! (and I sure hope 'he' is really a 'she'!)