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Not yet, I pick her up tomorrow! :wee:love:clap :thumbsup
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And yep, Ron I am pretty PO'ed about it. We always called patients back within an hour, usually less. The first thing I did when I got to the office was check the answering machine for voice mails. The second thing I did was call back.

Little chick is still hanging in there but not doing well. She will take a few drops of feed slurry or sugar/vitamin water then is worn out. She will stand with her eyes closed and her wings drooping and cheep a few times then sink back down and sleep. No absorbed yolk in her little belly at all. So sad offering support when you know there is no hope. But like DH said, she doesn't seem to be suffering so at least she is warm in the incubator and getting fluids about every half hour. I haven't seen her eyes open since yesterday afternoon.
 
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And yep, Ron I am pretty PO'ed about it. We always called patients back within an hour, usually less. The first thing I did when I got to the office was check the answering machine for voice mails. The second thing I did was call back.

Little chick is still hanging in there but not doing well. She will take a few drops of feed slurry or sugar/vitamin water then is worn out. She will stand with her eyes closed and her wings drooping and cheep a few times then sink back down and sleep. No absorbed yolk in her little belly at all. So sad offering support when you know there is no hope. But like DH said, she doesn't seem to be suffering so at least she is warm in the incubator and getting fluids about every half hour. I haven't seen her eyes open since yesterday afternoon.
Could it be coccidiosis?
 
Don't think so, Cap. She hatched late yesterday afternoon. I checked around this time yesterday and found retained egg yolk sack still on her umbilicus. The end of it was dry but the rest was moist. No 'yolk' belly as I like to call it right after they hatch and their bellies are mushy from absorbed egg yolk. I saw the broody peck lightly at the sack so I suspect she saw unabsorbed yolk sack and pecked at it, probably ruptured it as the chick doesn't have any yolk in its belly at all.

The hen has settled down with the remaining two chicks but I suspect she stepped on the dead chick I found under her this morning. Chick looked perfect and was acting perfect last night. First time broody and this will be her last broody session. Not because of her behavior with the chicks but because she is so danged mean whenever I stick my hand in her pen to clean up, put down chips or feed and water. I will either tag her and make sure she gets broken if and when she goes broody again or I'll butcher her if she doesn't settle down after her chicks get a bit older and weaned. I just peeked in on her and she is sitting on the two remaining chicks. I put food and water within reach and saw one of the babies drink earlier so my teaching caught on.
 
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And yep, Ron I am pretty PO'ed about it. We always called patients back within an hour, usually less. The first thing I did when I got to the office was check the answering machine for voice mails. The second thing I did was call back.

Little chick is still hanging in there but not doing well. She will take a few drops of feed slurry or sugar/vitamin water then is worn out. She will stand with her eyes closed and her wings drooping and cheep a few times then sink back down and sleep. No absorbed yolk in her little belly at all. So sad offering support when you know there is no hope. But like DH said, she doesn't seem to be suffering so at least she is warm in the incubator and getting fluids about every half hour. I haven't seen her eyes open since yesterday afternoon.
I have been in your position before! Sometimes the surprise you so I keep up the hope
 

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