French frogs

[Tumbling K]

Just found one of my new babies dead. They were all doing well at 4am. Don't know what happened? He was the last born and seemed very healthy. He was a pretty blue.

bummer, bud.........sorry to hear........

 

[abbevilleoz]

bummer, bud.........sorry to hear........

Not the way I wanted to start Monday.

 

[Tumbling K]

Not the way I wanted to start Monday.

Mondays are bad enough......

really a bummer that it was a blue tho.......

but hey........you're getting some new birds in a very short time?

 

[FridayYet]

Just found one of my new babies dead. They were all doing well at 4am. Don't know what happened? He was the last born and seemed very healthy. He was a pretty blue.

Really sorry to hear that.

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Good morning! That really sucks loosing your chick, it is always the one you think is going to be prettiest.

 

[scflock]

Not the way I wanted to start Monday.

I hate that. Seems like the last to hatch are the ones that may have issues. That's why I don't assist.
If it helps, I'm going to load you up with blue this weekend

 

[WVduckchick]

Good morning frogs

Lots of chick action this weekend.

Congrats to yall that are hatching.

Wow, feel that breeze....

 

[WVduckchick]

Just found one of my new babies dead. They were all doing well at 4am. Don't know what happened? He was the last born and seemed very healthy. He was a pretty blue.

So sorry! That sucks.

 

[WVduckchick]

I hate that. Seems like the last to hatch are the ones that may have issues. That's why I don't assist.
If it helps, I'm going to load you up with blue this weekend

That's what I'm finding with the quail also.

#10 hatched around 10:00 last night. When I moved 9 and 10 to the brooder, I had another one that had started to zip (before #9) but then stopped. It had been several hours and all he was doing was making a bigger hole. No rotation. So I moistened the membrane and put him back. The last other one with a pip had been rolled, so I uprighted it, and flicked the piece of shell off, and couldn't find a hole in the membrane. Dug a little bit to find the beak, opened the membrane a bit and dampened it too.

A few minutes later, 11 and 12 started zipping and hatched around midnight. #12 came out with the most awful goo! Covered in it. And a bubble on his shoulder. Then #11 started crawling through it, so I quickly pulled 12 out and wiped it up, and wiped him off, got it out of his eyes, and put them back in.

The last 2 (assisted ones) are still sitting in there, but I believe they will be mercifully culled when I get home. I'd love to see the one make it out, because its another blonde, but the one that made the huge hole will hopefully just give up. I don't think it stands much chance.

But I'm very happy with 12!! Oh, #11 is a bit splay legged, but I didn't hobble it. We'll see if he improves today.

This is #12:


This morning. Its not hard like glue. Just crusty. He'll clean it off easily. But he's getting around fine so far.

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Oh! You have quail!