Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[kattabelly]

The 4th egg was sitting stone cold in the middle of the coop floor when I opened up, so Paprika must have given up on it sometime after dark. Eggtopsy showed the chick was fully developed and apparently just failed to hatch; did not pip, for whatever reason. So the overnight chilling at 14 days did not apparently harm the foetus. It would be easy to assume that it was the one that didn't hatch, but I don't actually know that. All 4 eggs were so similar they were indistinguishable, and I did not number them this time (I usually do; would have been useful here; note to self: always number them). Anyway...

On a more positive note, Wrexham and Neyland have enjoyed their first mealworms and milk-soaked bread (Q was not quite ready to leave the nest yet at breakfast), and perhaps Pa will bring the trio out today. There is netting all around the coop to aid getting them back in, if assistance should be needed; I expect Paprika will find it very vexing, as she's probably got this

 

[BDutch]

I'm a fan of David Gilmour but that song is making me wonder, Are you OK @BDutch ? The lyrics are really melancholic.

Quit often I enjoy melancholic and gothic music without being depressed.

Sorry about the 4th egg.
And yes, we definitely need more pics of the new arrivals.

 

[Perris]

They're back under Pa resting and digesting breakfast atm, but here's some of the eggtopsy for those with the stomach for them

Edited to add, the malposition appears to be the head above the right wing instead of below it, which is the most common type of malposition apparently.