Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[3Dchicken]

Lookey what came today!! will candle tonight at dark! Blue and splash!

Pretty!

 

[Lacy Blues]

I just found this thread and hope y'all can answer my question. It's not about shipped eggs.

I am hatching my own eggs and there have been a few chicks that hatch out on their own, no help, and they have a hock joint that is "locked"

Does anybody know what causes this? I've culled those that had it but now I have another one which hatched last night like this and I'm wondering if it will improve? Especially though, what is causing it?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I just found this thread and hope y'all can answer my question. It's not about shipped eggs.

I am hatching my own eggs and there have been a few chicks that hatch out on their own, no help, and they have a hock joint that is "locked"

Does anybody know what causes this? I've culled those that had it but now I have another one which hatched last night like this and I'm wondering if it will improve? Especially though, what is causing it?

What is the bator floor surface and the brooder? I havent had to deal with this but I can help you research.... do you have pics?
this thread has pics... did you run into it yet? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...c-of-chicks-hock-joint-to-cull-or-not-to-cull
here is I think another thread same chick? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-tendon-in-4-day-old-bantam-chick-any-hope/10
also were these assisted as in stuck in the shell?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

ps I updated what I wrote!

 

[sumi]

I just found this thread and hope y'all can answer my question. It's not about shipped eggs.

I am hatching my own eggs and there have been a few chicks that hatch out on their own, no help, and they have a hock joint that is "locked"

Does anybody know what causes this? I've culled those that had it but now I have another one which hatched last night like this and I'm wondering if it will improve? Especially though, what is causing it?

I'm not 100% sure what you mean with "locked"? I found this when I looked for hock problems and treatments (and other foot and leg problems and treatments), you'll need to scroll down the page quite a bit:

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

I've found a few causes of foot and leg problems, though not specific, is:

-heat spikes during incubation
-nutritional deficiency of breeders (chick's parents)
-problems hatching; getting out of the egg
-excessive in-breeding

I don't know if any of those apply to you? Good luck with your chicks and I hope you can get to the bottom of this and prevent it in future!

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

Wonder Whats keeping Sparky so busy, thought her play was over?

Oh, sorry sorry sorry Mrs. Sally!!!!! The play is over! I just keep forgetting to check the thread. Arrrggggg!

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

Lookey what came today!! will candle tonight at dark! Blue and splash!

Whoa! Those eggs look beautiful!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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[Sparkypatriot15]

sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry!!!!!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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