Hi,
my daughter went to a sleepover 2 weeks ago and when I picked her up she asked if we could take some eggs home, since we were planning on getting chickens in the next few months I figured why not. The people we got them from really had no knowledge of even the breed they had, and I didn't see the rooster because their dog killed it 2 days earlier. fast forward to yesterday, one hatched, so I got it all set up and now they are popping like mad. Here is where the emergency is. One hatched tonight that looks like something didn't close right. The only thing I can think of is that it might be the intestines, it is where the umbilicus would be. I feel horrible, my daughters were crying, and it's been almost 4 hours and it seems normal other than that, even preening itself. Does anyone have any experience with this? Should I just expect it to die? And if so how long will it take? Should I put it down? I feel terrible for it and if I put my hand in it keeps trying to cuddle me but I don't want to leave the incubator open too long because there are still a few eggs in there. Also, on a different note, I was wondering if I could have help identifying the breed. The first one came out looking like a black australorp, but so far 2 are black and yellow but 3 are more silver and yellow. Is it just a cross breed? Thanks for any help
Krista
my daughter went to a sleepover 2 weeks ago and when I picked her up she asked if we could take some eggs home, since we were planning on getting chickens in the next few months I figured why not. The people we got them from really had no knowledge of even the breed they had, and I didn't see the rooster because their dog killed it 2 days earlier. fast forward to yesterday, one hatched, so I got it all set up and now they are popping like mad. Here is where the emergency is. One hatched tonight that looks like something didn't close right. The only thing I can think of is that it might be the intestines, it is where the umbilicus would be. I feel horrible, my daughters were crying, and it's been almost 4 hours and it seems normal other than that, even preening itself. Does anyone have any experience with this? Should I just expect it to die? And if so how long will it take? Should I put it down? I feel terrible for it and if I put my hand in it keeps trying to cuddle me but I don't want to leave the incubator open too long because there are still a few eggs in there. Also, on a different note, I was wondering if I could have help identifying the breed. The first one came out looking like a black australorp, but so far 2 are black and yellow but 3 are more silver and yellow. Is it just a cross breed? Thanks for any help
Krista
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