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Apparently my sister's dog figured out exactly what Cornish Rocks are good for...

We have them and the two ducklings in a 150G aquarium that is about 6 feet long. The aquarium is sitting on the floor in my nieces' room. We just found the dog completely inside of the aquarium, all four feet, with a cornish rock chick laying upside down in front of him.

THANKFULLY, he left the ducklings alone, because my youngest niece would have freaked. Those are HER ducklings, and she probably would have beat the dog senseless, or as close as she could get being a tiny 11-year-old.

But he only got the one cornish rock. HOWEVER, it's still alive so far. It's entire right side is dark red from internal bleeding though. No broken bones, and his head and neck are okay. No external bleeding, just the internal. He's wrapped up in a wash cloth, set inside of a small box, and sitting on top of a heating pad right now. No idea if he'll make it or not. He was clearly FAR too young to be butchered for food yet!

I guess the dog somehow knew these were meat birds, and tried to stake a claim on his own.
 
I SEE BEAK!!
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No actual zipping yet. They've just made holes.

I'm ready for a nap RIGHT BESIDE THE INCUBATOR lol!
 
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sanchabird said:
YAY!!! I want to see some geese!

Stupid question: What is zipping?
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It's the very last stage of hatch. Birds will make two pips before they hatch - once into the air cell in the large end of the egg, and the other through the shell. But during this time, they are still absorbiing the egg's yolk into their belly, and detaching themselves from the blood vessels along the egg shell. The pips are only for air access so their lungs can begin developing properly.

But once the yolk and blood are all absorbed, they are completely ready for hatch. They begin striking the shell while turning in a circle, to create a line around the entire shell. It ends up looking a little bit like a rough zipper around the entire shell, but it is also much faster than the other stages. They usually strike a different part of the shell every few seconds. Once that circle is complete - roughly 10 to 15 minutes after they begin - they push themselves out.
 
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ChickDancer said:
It's the very last stage of hatch. Birds will make two pips before they hatch - once into the air cell in the large end of the egg, and the other through the shell. But during this time, they are still absorbiing the egg's yolk into their belly, and detaching themselves from the blood vessels along the egg shell. The pips are only for air access so their lungs can begin developing properly.

But once the yolk and blood are all absorbed, they are completely ready for hatch. They begin striking the shell while turning in a circle, to create a line around the entire shell. It ends up looking a little bit like a rough zipper around the entire shell, but it is also much faster than the other stages. They usually strike a different part of the shell every few seconds. Once that circle is complete - roughly 10 to 15 minutes after they begin - they push themselves out.
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Oh Wow, it sounds like it would be cool to watch! Now I want to hatch some chicks and ducks, but I don't want roosters so I probably won't.
 

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