I would sell her as a pet goat, not a breeding goat.So now your chicks values are down to $13.33.
On short days, males also have to be photostimulated.
If the incubation is perfect - turning, temperature, humidity, etc., there could still be many other issues to cause the hatch to go wrong.
I don't know what breed you have or how constructed their gene pool is but reduced vigor could be an issue if inbreeding is suspect.
What are they eating?
I get curled toes when they hatch late, from pushing on the shell too long.
That's it.
Your hygrometer is wrong.
They're both wrong or your eggs aren't very porous.
When the egg is heated from the outside, it doesn't pull in moisture, it expels moisture.
Hydrogen Peroxide also kills new cells so if any gets into the egg it can affect embryo development.
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I've done that occasionally and in the morning I remember why. I usually count the doors/buildings that need to close and if I get distracted because I have to do another task in a building before I close up and then I think I already did it.
Usually I'm lucky, sometimes not.
I simply MUST get my automatic door project on track.
With that and the bulk feeders and automatic water I already have, I could probably leave for a week with not too many worries.
Is that a rabbit or chicken?
I've had Brahma chickens.
I have a friend checking shelters in PA for you.
Look at all the birds at MARS.
http://www.maars.org/aboutus/birds/index.php
When it rains, it pours. That's always when you have lots of children issues to deal with too.
If she does it a second time, after she dries up, you might want to make some birria or grilled goat shoulder rather than giving the problem to someone else.
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Hey!
I crossed 2 breeds/varieties that lay extra large/jumbo eggs. White Minorca hen and a Black Penedesenca Rooster. I hatched a pullet from them. Her eggs were very large from the beginning and after about 2 months they were huge. I sold her but the last 2 eggs I got from her were 81 and 92 grams. I think she's still alive at her new home.
She may also have abandoned the babies because they were very premature. They couldn't walk. The baby is eating, pooping, and still cannot walk due to prematurity. So, it looks like he's going to be in a goat care crate until he's big enough to survive as a goat. The other goats are still pregnant. My guess is she just gave birth a little too early and didn't think her babies would survive so she abandoned them at birth.
she's been extremely cooperative for milking the colostrum like 6-8x a day so far for us... so she's not totally worthless.
