Hatching from beyond the Grave

[tripleee]

We have a baby!!! The other one passed away and was upside down sadly. But this little miss is here! I think her daddy is the dark bantam Cochin for sure with the feathered legs. What do you guys think?

Also, advice on raising a solo chick? I have a chick order from Hoover’s that is supposed to get here 3/10 but that’s 2 weeks without a buddy for this one. Is it ok to just add a stuffed toy and interact with her a lot to keep her happy until the new chicks get here?

Ps it was a fun baby night! Also delivered this cute little girl around 2am

 

[SueT]

lso, advice on raising a solo chick?

Put a mirror in there, and a radio playing nearby.
So glad you got a chick!!!!!!!!!
Where do you live?

 

[tripleee]

I am in Northern Ca, the mirror and radio is a great idea!

 

[feather13]

This is such a lovely thread! I'm so sorry a predator got your favorite chicken , but really happy you now have a beautiful baby chick and a new foal to boot!

 

[Shannon Robinson50]

Sorry about your hen and the possible quitters.

Lovely lady and eggs!

One of my favorite incubation resources has failure analysis according to which day they quit starting around page 52..

Incubation guide

And another resource..

Hatchability Problem

I just finished absorbing the info in the incubation guide paper. This is brilliantly written.

 

[tripleee]

I found her another chick!!! No more sad solo baby!!!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I just finished absorbing the info in the incubation guide paper. This is brilliantly written.

Written by big chicken, lol.

I found her another chick!!! No more sad solo baby!!!

Pics.. or it didn't happen!



And then I scrolled back and saw the one chick already AND a foal to boot, oh WOW!

 

[Tonyroo]

I'm surprised of 9 you ended with just 1 chick. But congrats that you got 1 at least from the hatch.