February 2022 Hatch-A-Long

[Jaime918]

All 4 barnyard bantam mixes have hatched, and 1 serama has pipped, the other 2 have absolutely no movement or sound so I'll give them a little longer just in case though I've checked twice.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

5/5 Silkies have hatched here on DAY 20,
1 black and 4 paint. I’ll post photos later when they are all fluffed up and cuter!

 

[Jaime918]

Final number is 5 out of 8. I'm so happy! All 4 of the bantams that went into lockdown and 1 of 4 serama. 1 pipped and suffocated itself, 1 somehow drowned and 1 the air cell collapsed on them. I'll post photos after everyone is fluffed.

 

[Silverwulfess]

So exciting seeing chicks hatch. I maybe picking up some more chicks from someone else tomorrow. Chicken maths is a thing!

 

[Jaime918]

How early is too early to suspect wry neck? The poor little serama wants to move around but can't really hold his head up at all. I've placed him on a dry rag to try and keep him from going to his back which he has a couple times now and he is by himself currently so he doesn't get ran over. I've given a couple drops of save a chick but I want to give him the best chance. I've read vitamin e but I don't have any vitamin e on hand, only vitamin e beauty oil. Is there anything else I could possibly use that I might have around the house?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

How early is too early to suspect wry neck? The poor little serama wants to move around but can't really hold his head up at all. I've placed him on a dry rag to try and keep him from going to his back which he has a couple times now and he is by himself currently so he doesn't get ran over. I've given a couple drops of save a chick but I want to give him the best chance. I've read vitamin e but I don't have any vitamin e on hand, only vitamin e beauty oil. Is there anything else I could possibly use that I might have around the house?

Did the chick just hatch? Sometimes it takes a moment for them to gain their bearings after hatch. The fluid that builds up in the muscle on the back of their neck can make them especially wobbly if it doesn't go down quickly. It's not a problem, just a matter of time.

Now, if the chick was once stable and started doing this well after hatch then it wouldn't be the above.

 

[Jaime918]

First egg- assisted

Second egg (feather footed)- assisted

Third egg(bully of the bunch)- unassisted

Fourth egg- unassisted

I'll post the poor little serama after his fate is a little more certain.

 

[Jaime918]

Did the chick just hatch? Sometimes it takes a moment for them to gain their bearings after hatch. The fluid that builds up in the muscle on the back of their neck can make them especially wobbly if it doesn't go down quickly. It's not a problem, just a matter of time.

Now, if the chick was once stable and started doing this well after hatch then it wouldn't be the above.

He came out like that, it's been a few hours since he emerged. In general, he seems kind of weak. He tries to move and launches himself because of his little neck and head.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

He came out like that, it's been a few hours since he emerged. In general, he seems kind of weak. He tries to move and launches himself because of his little neck and head.

Is the chick in the brooder?

 

[Jaime918]

Is the chick in the brooder?

No, I wanted him by himself so he is still in the incubator.