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tess36

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I'm sorry if starting a new thread that is tangientally related to the one I just posted is a no-no, but I have a new issue. Beside my broody hen (under a mower) I found a broken egg. When I went to remove it, I found a dead, wet chick next to it. I'm not sure if I should post a pic, but I'm trying to gauge the age. The eyes don't seem overly large, are slightly open, there are claws on the toes, there are feathers, the abdomen looks somewhat swollen like yolk, I see what looks like yolk on the feathers. The egg beside the chick was definitely "gooey" for lack of a better term. This was definitely the source of the odor. There did not seem to be any insect feeding as yet, but this odor was noted when we found the hen Thursday. I can't imagine this baby has been lying on the ground since Thursday, in the 80s, and still look this "intact." Is there any way to guess the development of the chick? I can post a pic if that would help, but didn't want to if I shouldn't. I haven't been active on here in quite a while and don't want to make a guideline boo-boo. Thank you to anyone who can help

Edited to add picture of poor chick.
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tess36 said:
I'm sorry if starting a new thread that is tangientally related to the one I just posted is a no-no, but I have a new issue. Beside my broody hen (under a mower) I found a broken egg. When I went to remove it, I found a dead, wet chick next to it. I'm not sure if I should post a pic, but I'm trying to gauge the age. The eyes don't seem overly large, are slightly open, there are claws on the toes, there are feathers, the abdomen looks somewhat swollen like yolk, I see what looks like yolk on the feathers. The egg beside the chick was definitely "gooey" for lack of a better term. This was definitely the source of the odor. There did not seem to be any insect feeding as yet, but this odor was noted when we found the hen Thursday. I can't imagine this baby has been lying on the ground since Thursday, in the 80s, and still look this "intact." Is there any way to guess the development of the chick? I can post a pic if that would help, but didn't want to if I shouldn't. I haven't been active on here in quite a while and don't want to make a guideline boo-boo. Thank you to anyone who can help.
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You can post a pic, I’d just include a warning in the title of the post. Most people on here have no problems with it. :)
 
em_dawson said:
You can post a pic, I’d just include a warning in the title of the post. Most people on here have no problems with it. :)
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Thank you. I've added a pic. My only reference is Googling pics, but from what I'm seeing there, would you think about 19d is ballpark? It looks like the yolk is mostly absorbed into the abdomen, but there is clearly also some yolk on the body.
 
tess36 said:
Thank you. I've added a pic. My only reference is Googling pics, but from what I'm seeing there, would you think about 19d is ballpark? It looks like the yolk is mostly absorbed into the abdomen, but there is clearly also some yolk on the body.
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19-21 days
 

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