Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[FortCluck]

They're available in a lot of places now, Amazon, Etsy, even Wish. There are a lot of patterns available to make your own if your the crafty type as well.

I'm going to look at the chicken swaps first

 

[hysop]

Is this a deformity or could this have happened during hatching. It can move its leg just not sure about toes (ETA: changed pic to show it more clearly)

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Is this a deformity or could this have happened during hatching. It can move its leg just not sure about toes (no idea why pic came out upside down)
View attachment 2042575

Curly toe I think? It can be caused by vitamin deficiency in the breeding flock or being in the shell too long when hatching. There are lots of ways to fix it. Look into chick boots. Bandaids work well, I think I saved an article somewhere, I'll find it.

 

[hysop]

Curly toe I think? It can be caused by vitamin deficiency in the breeding flock or being in the shell too long when hatching. There are lots of ways to fix it. Look into chick boots. Bandaids work well, I think I saved an article somewhere, I'll find it.

Thank you so much.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Tiny bit of progress. Been over 24 hours since pip.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Thank you so much.

This link shows boots made with vet wrap about halfway down the page.

https://the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/

 

[jolenesdad]

Tiny bit of progress. Been over 24 hours since pip. View attachment 2042601

Great! That’s progress opening up that hole that way. I bet we have a chick to see by this afternoon!!!

 

[julskinka]

Tiny bit of progress. Been over 24 hours since pip. View attachment 2042601

I had to go back and check my times from last year, just to crystallize that all my D20 pippers took nearly 24 hours to start zipping. It helped to make me a smidge less antsy haha.

 

[jolenesdad]

I had to go back and check my times from last year, just to crystallize that all my D20 pippers took nearly 24 hours to start zipping. It helped to make me a smidge less antsy haha.

Absolutely! It’s likely those day 20 pippers externally pipped with the internal pip and they can have 48 hours before needing to come out.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Great! That’s progress opening up that hole that way. I bet we have a chick to see by this afternoon!!!

I bet so too! At least by tomorrow haha