Offshoreorca
Whale Whisperer
Look who hatched all by themselves early this morning!I woke up at 5:15 to use the bathroom and went to check on this guy and he was completely out of the shell laying there! I touched him to make sure he was alive and he popped up and starting peeping like a champ! Seems strong and healthy so far. Gets up occasionally and takes a few wobbly steps, then plops back down and passes out. Peeping and yawning. Looks like the yolk and everything was fully absorbed. Curious to check on the eggs under broody mama and see if they've also hatched now. If the others have hatched, when do you think I can give this one back to broody mama? Should I wait a bit to make sure this one is still doing ok?
Yay! So great! I would introduce the chick back to broody mom at night if it's doing fine. You should be able to tell sooner than later. Once it is fluffed up, dried off, and moving around well - then you can try to give it back to mom.
