I have an assortment of thirty-something eggs, and 5-6 are bantams. The rest are large/normal-sized. This morning is the 21st day.
3 bantam chicks have hatched, a 4th bantam egg is zipped right around and ready to hatch.
Is it a bad sign that there are no pips from the larger eggs? We placed them in the incubator in the evening, so I guess the more correct hatch time is this evening. They will be our primary egg layers, so I'm really hoping they're okay.
One of the newly hatched bantams appears to be healthy, but he is stuck on his back between eggshells and cannot get up. He is not dried yet, and chirping a lot. Do you think he will be able to right himself on his own?
3 bantam chicks have hatched, a 4th bantam egg is zipped right around and ready to hatch.
Is it a bad sign that there are no pips from the larger eggs? We placed them in the incubator in the evening, so I guess the more correct hatch time is this evening. They will be our primary egg layers, so I'm really hoping they're okay.
One of the newly hatched bantams appears to be healthy, but he is stuck on his back between eggshells and cannot get up. He is not dried yet, and chirping a lot. Do you think he will be able to right himself on his own?