Good afternoon!
So a little background, I've been hatching chickens since I was 15 and now im 21. A little quirk of mine is that I "DO NOT" leave newly hatched chicks in the bator to play soccer. It was always terrifying to me and I was truthfully impatient lol. Though today that has changed.
Today I have some chicks hatching, only 8 just for a little boost in my population. I woke uo this morning at 6am to see a baby running around playing kick ball with the other eggs! But something told me to leave the lil chick in there, so I did! Then I witnessed something Amazing.
I dont know if anyone has seen this, but the first chick started HELPING another chick that was unzipping its shell! The chick got next to the other chick trying to push out, and used its beak to completely remove the bit of shell keeping the 2nd baby from its introduction to life!
The chick has continued to do this, all the way until the 2nd chick made its final push into this world. It was absolutely eye opening and amazing. So for anyone out there on the fence about taking chicks out or leaving them in the bator, give it a shot and keep on eye on your chicks! Hopefully you'll see the teamwork I saw today!
I took a video so if anyone would like to see it, let me know and I'll post it here!
So a little background, I've been hatching chickens since I was 15 and now im 21. A little quirk of mine is that I "DO NOT" leave newly hatched chicks in the bator to play soccer. It was always terrifying to me and I was truthfully impatient lol. Though today that has changed.
Today I have some chicks hatching, only 8 just for a little boost in my population. I woke uo this morning at 6am to see a baby running around playing kick ball with the other eggs! But something told me to leave the lil chick in there, so I did! Then I witnessed something Amazing.
I dont know if anyone has seen this, but the first chick started HELPING another chick that was unzipping its shell! The chick got next to the other chick trying to push out, and used its beak to completely remove the bit of shell keeping the 2nd baby from its introduction to life!
The chick has continued to do this, all the way until the 2nd chick made its final push into this world. It was absolutely eye opening and amazing. So for anyone out there on the fence about taking chicks out or leaving them in the bator, give it a shot and keep on eye on your chicks! Hopefully you'll see the teamwork I saw today!
I took a video so if anyone would like to see it, let me know and I'll post it here!
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