MichelleBelle
Songster
When my first chick hatched, I left it in the incubator to stay warm and dry off for a while. However, it knocked around the other eggs quite a bit, causing some to crack. I'm worried that these cracks may have given some not yet ready chicks the green light to hatch, as the last two that emerged hadn't fully absorbed their yolk sacs yet. One was almost ready, and I left him without intervention and the situation resolved. However, the second to suffer this issue was clearly in need of another day before hatching. The remaining yolk sac is fairly large (we're on Day 20) and the intestines haven't fully retracted within the abdominal cavity. I think from now on I'll remove the little rambunctious hatchlings so that their siblings can continue incubation as long as needed. :/
Chick count thus far- 6 chicks hatched under broody hen, and 3 healthy chicks from the incubator, with an additional doing poorly at present.
Chick count thus far- 6 chicks hatched under broody hen, and 3 healthy chicks from the incubator, with an additional doing poorly at present.