What's wrong with their feathers?

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[averytds]

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What she said!

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

Thanks everyone!

I know not to count my chickens before they hatch BUT, I was realllly hoping this time would work. Off to bed. Maybe I'll wake to more pips in the morning!

 

[ChksontheRun]

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

WELL, another pip this morning!!!! I really wasn't expecting that at all.

I'll monitor it throughout the day, and try not to intervene too soon.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Sorry you lost the first one, but good luck with this one!

 

[Jubaby]

Bailey, I missed the post yesterday. Sorry the chick died. Helping chicks is difficult - I've had good results and bad.

Give this second chick a while before you do anything. If it hasn't made any progress this evening then start helping. I'm still hoping that you get a live chick out of this.

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

Well I wasn't as patient as planned. The memrane was almost entire separated from the shell so I removed some shell and moistened the membrane. 2 hours later I checked again and moved the membrane around a little. The litttle lizard slid right out! There was a bit of blood at the umbilical cord area but it seems to have stopped bleeding after a couple of drops. It's moving and chirping and napping. Hopefully when I get home this afternoon it's still going strong!

 

[SteveH]

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on the live hatch . Shipped eggs seem to be a risk anyway from what I've learned here at BYC , and with several generations of inbreeding these silkied birds warrant whatever it takes to get some hatched and ready for the first generation of outcrosses . Sorry you lost the first , but best wishes for a healthy chick waiting for you this afternoon .

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

Guess who has a live and nearly fluffy baby chick?!?!?!

It's still alive and kicking. and chirping away. What a relief

I'll get a photo this evening when I put it in the brooder. I hatched some other chicks just in case I ended up with only one. There are two day-old blue bantam cochins just waiting to be friends.

I've never hoped for a roo before, but now I sort of am... Not that I can really keep a rooster in the city, but in this case, I might try.