- Jul 7, 2014
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This is the end of a long story with a terrible hen.
I’m afraid I’ve killed this chick
I believe it was due to hatch anywhere from Friday to Tuesday (looked about 7 days on March 10th).
yesterday evening I went to check on the broody, and I found the egg with half of its shell missing. Like I said, terrible hen.
I brought it inside and it’s been in a heating pad/make shift incubator. It’s peeping and adorable.
it was trying to ge tout of the rest of the shell, so I slipped it off a bit, to see what the yolk was doing. And this is what I saw
It seems the heating pad was too warm and has cooled the remnants of the yolk . Plus whatever is going on with it’s navel.
I’m keeping it warm in the bottom of the shell. But I don’t know what to do. I did turn the heat down.
Do I keep it in the shell and hope it’s navel closes?
I’m afraid I’ve killed this chick
I believe it was due to hatch anywhere from Friday to Tuesday (looked about 7 days on March 10th).
yesterday evening I went to check on the broody, and I found the egg with half of its shell missing. Like I said, terrible hen.
I brought it inside and it’s been in a heating pad/make shift incubator. It’s peeping and adorable.
it was trying to ge tout of the rest of the shell, so I slipped it off a bit, to see what the yolk was doing. And this is what I saw
It seems the heating pad was too warm and has cooled the remnants of the yolk . Plus whatever is going on with it’s navel.
I’m keeping it warm in the bottom of the shell. But I don’t know what to do. I did turn the heat down.
Do I keep it in the shell and hope it’s navel closes?