Feb 6, 2025 #1 Ilovechickens2525 Songster May 15, 2024 509 508 171 Manitoba, Canada I just had my first ever chick hatch and is this normal?? Something is attached to the vent and string connecting to the egg still. The chick has gotten up and sent the other eggs flying in there…. She keeps flailing around! Attachments IMG_8959.jpeg 333.8 KB · Views: 32
I just had my first ever chick hatch and is this normal?? Something is attached to the vent and string connecting to the egg still. The chick has gotten up and sent the other eggs flying in there…. She keeps flailing around!
Feb 6, 2025 Thread starter #2 Ilovechickens2525 Songster May 15, 2024 509 508 171 Manitoba, Canada Ok cord has detached, but stuff still on its vent. This is my first chick to hatch, I did not assist.
Ok cord has detached, but stuff still on its vent. This is my first chick to hatch, I did not assist.
Feb 6, 2025 Thread starter #3 Ilovechickens2525 Songster May 15, 2024 509 508 171 Manitoba, Canada She looks good, healthy and alert. But still has stuff hanging there..
Feb 6, 2025 #4 SilverBirds Lurking Mar 26, 2022 14,461 82,610 1,216 South Carolina Looks like hatching residue or a tiny bit of yolk that didn't get fully absorbed before she finished zipping. She will either finish absorbing the yolk in the next few hours or it will harden and fall of on its own. Congrats on the hatch!
Looks like hatching residue or a tiny bit of yolk that didn't get fully absorbed before she finished zipping. She will either finish absorbing the yolk in the next few hours or it will harden and fall of on its own. Congrats on the hatch!