My chicks hatched today!!! Too bad I had to work 
I have two white leghorns (hope at least one is a hen
) in a LG bator.
They were cramming themselves into one corner of the bator and cheeping quite a lot. Mostly just little peeps, but sometimes some loud cheeps! The humidity was 75% and the temperature was 96'F. Both vents were closed. One looked very healthy and was almost dry. The other was about half dry, was pasty, and walked funny. I opened the vents and they got quiet.
Both of the chicks are dry now, but one of the chicks has feathers that are glued together, so that they lay flat on the chick's body. Evidently it's just fluffing out slowly. OK, I'll be patient.
It is getting fluffier...
According to my attempt at sexing them, the fluffy one is a male (
) and the sticky one is a female (
). Note to self: don't get attached to Mr. Fluffy...
final update: Missie has stickiness, pasty butt, bloody navel, is pale, and is picked on by the totally healthy Mr. Meanie.
Here's some picts!
"Mr. Fluffy"
"Miss Scrawny"
(Brooder)
I have two white leghorns (hope at least one is a hen
They were cramming themselves into one corner of the bator and cheeping quite a lot. Mostly just little peeps, but sometimes some loud cheeps! The humidity was 75% and the temperature was 96'F. Both vents were closed. One looked very healthy and was almost dry. The other was about half dry, was pasty, and walked funny. I opened the vents and they got quiet.
Both of the chicks are dry now, but one of the chicks has feathers that are glued together, so that they lay flat on the chick's body. Evidently it's just fluffing out slowly. OK, I'll be patient.
According to my attempt at sexing them, the fluffy one is a male (
final update: Missie has stickiness, pasty butt, bloody navel, is pale, and is picked on by the totally healthy Mr. Meanie.
Here's some picts!
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