Squashed shell/egg? - day 19

[Jadegle87]

@Jadegle87
I’m so sorry we couldn’t save this chick.
Watching broody hens with their chicks drinking, eating, dust bathing, and playing is an incredible joy.

Yet at times, broody hens can be exasperating. They insist on hatching where everyone else prefers to lay eggs, or a newbie broody jumps in excitement rather than sit quietly on hatching eggs.

I hope the joy of watching your broody hen raise her chicks balances the loss of this one. And if you have time to post a pic of them, I’d be grateful.

Here’s a pic of the chicks, I have never seen a Barnevelder chick so yellow before

 

[JCaseyHammond]

Here’s a pic of the chicks, I have never seen a Barnevelder chick so yellow before

That is just the cutest picture! Thank you for posting

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Here’s a pic of the chicks, I have never seen a Barnevelder chick so yellow before

Can't wait to see how the yellow turns out

 

[PepsiCatt]

keep the egg hydraded by painting water on it by paint brush. do this every 5-10 min

 

[Weeg]

keep the egg hydraded by painting water on it by paint brush. do this every 5-10 min

This chick ended up passing, this happened months ago. The others hatched happy and healthy, thanks for sharing insight anyway! That is good advice for sure, maybe on a more recent thread though.

 

[PepsiCatt]

yea, i realized that too late, but you are lucky to get chicks and have only one pass! once i had none pass, but they got oofed by a coyote.

 

[Weeg]

yea, i realized that too late, but you are lucky to get chicks and have only one pass! once i had none pass, but they got oofed by a coyote.

Ya, I'm incubating for the first time to, I hope I get as good hatch rates as this! I do it all the time to, (post on zombie threads) I just like to remind people so they don't wait for someone to answer, haha.