Hatching emergency

[waddlehead]

I am pretty sure the new baby has crooked toes.. I bet it happened sitting in the shell in one position for so long.. I've never made a chick booty before.. I'm a little nervous. What if I don't set them right?? Well here's to first times...

 

[aart]

I am pretty sure the new baby has crooked toes.. I bet it happened sitting in the shell in one position for so long.. I've never made a chick booty before.. I'm a little nervous. What if I don't set them right?? Well here's to first times...

Give it a few hours, at least, before attempting to correct.

 

[waddlehead]

I let her set all night before I bootied her.. The other chicks were picking on her so I put her and the other smallest chick back in the incubator. (It's the only temperature controlled space I have.) Do you know the least amount of time those booties can be on?? There is no space for food or water in the incubator..

 

[MGG]

I don't think she needs them. They will straighten out. It sometimes takes a few days for them to go back naturally

 

[MGG]

I let her set all night before I bootied her.. The other chicks were picking on her so I put her and the other smallest chick back in the incubator. (It's the only temperature controlled space I have.) Do you know the least amount of time those booties can be on?? There is no space for food or water in the incubator..

How long have they been on? I would take them off.

 

[aart]

I let her set all night before I bootied her.. The other chicks were picking on her so I put her and the other smallest chick back in the incubator. (It's the only temperature controlled space I have.) Do you know the least amount of time those booties can be on?? There is no space for food or water in the incubator..

How many chicks total?
Can you split the brooder with a wire wall?

 

[waddlehead]

Did I do ok?? I'm so nervous and she is still having a hard time walking.. She keeps tripping on her own booties..

 

[aart]

Sorry, I don't know much about booties, not ever having used them.

 

[waddlehead]

She is walking though.. That's more than I could say before.. I could. I need to find another heat lamp. They are in a big brooder. The temp difference from one side to the other is huge. 7 chicks all together..

 

[MGG]

I think you should just take them off. They might cause more harm than good