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Thanks fallenweeble, it sure stinks to lose ones that seem so healthy and vibrant to start. Thanks too for mentioning the cedar chips. I had heard that before, so I always use pine shavings, but sure would've appreciated the warning if I hadn't known.
Unfortunately, the adorable little black one died too. But a few more have hatched since and seem just fine. So I have 5 silkies now. One healthy one from my eggs and the other one from my eggs with the belly issue. Surprisingly, the belly pouch seems to be receding some back into it's body... still he's not been up on his feet at all. I still don't expect it to make it. No more pips now, so maybe this is it.
I have a theory on what happened to the other two silkies. They had hatched and were several hours old and dry when the chick with the belly problem hatched. They were climbing all over the poor thing, so I went ahead and quickly reached in and pulled them out of the bator. I put them into the brooder box with a piece of that shelf liner down for them to stand on. (I got this small roll of liner at the dollar store.) Well, I think that the heat from the heat lamp may have created some kind of toxic fumes. By the time I realized there was a problem and started trying to figure it out, it was too late. Obviously, I'll never know if that was it or not, but I didn't use that for the rest of them, and they've done just fine in the brooder. So I have to wonder.
I have lots of errands to run today, but I'll share more pictures soon.
Unfortunately, the adorable little black one died too. But a few more have hatched since and seem just fine. So I have 5 silkies now. One healthy one from my eggs and the other one from my eggs with the belly issue. Surprisingly, the belly pouch seems to be receding some back into it's body... still he's not been up on his feet at all. I still don't expect it to make it. No more pips now, so maybe this is it.
I have a theory on what happened to the other two silkies. They had hatched and were several hours old and dry when the chick with the belly problem hatched. They were climbing all over the poor thing, so I went ahead and quickly reached in and pulled them out of the bator. I put them into the brooder box with a piece of that shelf liner down for them to stand on. (I got this small roll of liner at the dollar store.) Well, I think that the heat from the heat lamp may have created some kind of toxic fumes. By the time I realized there was a problem and started trying to figure it out, it was too late. Obviously, I'll never know if that was it or not, but I didn't use that for the rest of them, and they've done just fine in the brooder. So I have to wonder.
I have lots of errands to run today, but I'll share more pictures soon.
