Turning the EGGS while incubating???

[lebedkat]

Ok, they are drinking and eating..... but I still have 17 babies. Nobody hatched dring night.... Do they actually hatch at night?
Now is morning, but there is nothing hapenning....

 

[lebedkat]

I have one chick that's always laying down with feet wide spread apart..... will it ever stand up and walk??? it si a birth defect?

 

[TwoCrows]

What you can do is take a couple of bandaids and tape the chicks legs so that it can stand. Sometimes their legs are too weak and need support. The legs will get stronger as the chick uses the legs. Here is a link to how it is done.

http://www.poultryhelp.com/spraddle.html

Good luck!

 

[TwoCrows]

Oh and make sure the brooder floor surface is not slippery as this can cause spraddle legs. Use paper towels or cotton cloth will work.

 

[lebedkat]

Thank you so much!!!
I will try that. The floor has the paper towels on it....

 

[thekid]

Paper towls are good but putting a towl down is even better for them!