Long story short.. We set some Orpington eggs under our Orpy hen on the 21st of October, Ended up with only 4 viable eggs by day 13 when I last candled them, Which was a bit guttering, We thought they had all hatched yesterday, Which was the 21st here. I just went out to tidy up her nest and make sure they were all doing well. Picked her up to find one dead chick
Not sure how but it was only half out of its shell when it died, With its head out. There was one egg that looked like it must be dead, So I picked it up to get rid of and then saw it had a pip, Put it to my ear and could hear the little thing cheeping away inside the egg. Now I'm really worried, Is this chick going to hatch or is there anything I can do? I'm worried I might have ruined its chances now that I've touched it as well, It doesn't seem to be making much effort though. What do I do? :/
