Hatching eggs - help

[sjcrump]

The oldest has found the food and already bathed in the water. I did sit the younger one next to it and it walked away. I'll keep a very close eye on them but I'm sure they'll figure it out. I guess I'm extremely over protective and proud because they are actually hatching. I doubted myself since this was my first attempt and I bought the eggs from a random Craigslist stranger.

 

[sjcrump]

We now have 10 of the 28 eggs that have hatched. We are thrilled with our results so far and its only day 20! We know that we have had a successful hatch for our first time and the chicks are beautiful. A great addition to our 5 white leghorns that will start laying in the next month.

 

[sjcrump]

Advice please!! So today is day 22. We have had 10 eggs hatch between days 18 and 20. Our last hatch was about 36 hours ago - no action all day yesterday. We had 2 that broke through the shell but never made it out so we pulled them out of the incubator. We still have 14 eggs in the incubator. I am not sure what our next step is here. Do I go ahead and toss all these eggs or what? We also have one (the last one the hatched) that is not doing so good. It hatched 2 days ago. Stayed in the incubator until it had fluffed feathers (the same as we did to the others). While it was in the incubator it acted weird - would lay on its back and just looked weak. Now its in the brooder with the others (has been there for about 27 hours). This little one basically just lays there until another one steps on it then it will move around a stand for a short time (even when standing he wobbles). It does not get up and walk around the brooder or go over to the food or water. I have took the chick and dunked his beak in the water (which I added a bit of sugar to just to help this little chick) and it looks like its trying to drink but doesn't tilt its head back or anything like the others. This one is way smaller in size (even compared to the chick that hatched and was placed in the brooder at the same time). What do y'all think I should do??? Please help!! Thanks!!

 

[caitanni]

are all the eggs the same breed? Have you done the water test to see if the chicks are possibly still alive?

 

[sjcrump]

Yes they are all the same breed. Exactly how do I do the water test?

 

[uglychickens]

Advice for the little one... Go get it some vitimens if it don't drink wet a cue tip down till soaking with vitimens mixture and hold its beak open and drop in till six drops get in reapeat twice a day...

 

[uglychickens]

You can find "save a chick" for cheap at any tractor supply follow package directions.

 

[uglychickens]

I used this for one of my baby's who had bad loose stools, she was way better within a day plus mincing up whole organic garlic with food will help to get rid of any parasites that may be there. We're they vaccinated for Merics disease? It could very well just be a weak chick from weak parents...

 

[sjcrump]

I don't know anything about the hens that layed the eggs. I believe I will try some vitamins. Thanks.

 

[caitanni]

You'd have to ask someone other than myself the details on water temp. but I seen where you can put the egg in a pot or bowl and if it makes ripples in the water then the chick is still alive