Hatch-Along - setting eggs tonight or tom who's with me on this

[vikkic08]

What should I do??

 

[cyndiloowho]

http://www.grit.com/the-chicken-chi...rled-toes-in-chickens-causes-treatements.aspx
Is it this?

 

[cyndiloowho]

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

 

[Red Star Rob]

Oh no Vikki, it looks like spraddle leg.

Check out Cyndi's links. Ive seen pics on here where they tape the legs parallel to each other with a gap between them.

Keep us updated...



Regarding the last 6 of my eggs....
I candled and tapped, then float tested again. Didn't see any motion or hear anything. I then made a tiny external pip.
All were deceased...

on eggtopsy, 5/6 look like they had a chance to hatch. Only one of these 5 barely had an internal pip. The last one, 1/6, died earlier on, maybe a week earlier.

I'm thinking I lost the majority of them when I took them out of the turner and laid them down for lockdown. Their air cells were really bad.


Wow, what a learning experience this has been.

 

[Red Star Rob]

Great links Cindy

 

[vikkic08]

Thank you Cindy! And everyone else! I just did the band aid, hopefully my little tweet tweet will get better. The guy at Travtor Supply told me to just kill him, I started bawling in the middle of the store!!
Anyways, I hope this works!!!!
Thanks again!

 

[cyndiloowho]

Does the tractor supply have some little chickie friends for her to cuddle? If not, maybe a feather duster or stuffed animal?

 

[Red Star Rob]

We are crossing our fingers or you Vik!



before I forget to mention it, it was such a pleasure hatching my first eggs with you guys. I truly appreciate all of your advice and "holding my hand" through it all.

 

[vikkic08]

The Tractor Supply has some other breeds, I looked yesterday, but my husband made me leave when I started bawling after the guy told me to just kill him. :-(
I have a stuffed animal rabbit in with him, he cuddles up to eat. I pick him up, and he will just snuggle up to me like I am mommy an goes to sleep. one reason why I know I can't just kill him. I really Need the band aid thing to work!
Thank you guys for everything!!! I will keep you posted for sure! My husband laughed at me when I said me an my little tweet tweet was doing physical therapy first thing this morning!!! Hahahaha

 

[vikkic08]

I'm sorry, I meant he cuddles up to it. Not to eat! (He cuddles up with the rabbit!!)