PrettyBirdRocky
Songster
Following the story of our Survivor.
Backstory, Mama Noisy Girl went broody and we got her some Easter Egger eggs, yay!
Thursday, March 14, we had some severe weather, and when I got home from work, I checked on eggs and noticed one had been crushed. I could hear a cheep, and honestly didn't have the heart to toss it. I placed it back under Mama and hoped for the best.
Obviously within a crushed egg it's not gonna hatch on it's own. I did break shell near beak, gave it time, and slowly helped it out.
The other four chicks hatched on Friday, so I sort of went with them on the Survivor. I figured, what happens happens.
Later Friday, it was moving, and one slower hatchmate, the grey one was moving like it, so I thought okay we'll see.
Saturday I checked on them often, I didn't want this brood to be feral like Mama's last brood lol!
The Survivor was moving, slowly, but checked it over, and didn't notice any broken bones or disfigured. So far so good.
This morning, Sunday, decided to offer egg yolk and wet mash- for Mama, Survivor and siblings. Had to touch its beak to my finger for the yolk, and it finally ate some. Then with the mash, I had to bob its head in it, and it drank/ate some, even with Mama clucking and looking at it funny.
It's still wobbly and stays still more than not, but time will tell, and I'll update this adventure as we go.
Backstory, Mama Noisy Girl went broody and we got her some Easter Egger eggs, yay!
Thursday, March 14, we had some severe weather, and when I got home from work, I checked on eggs and noticed one had been crushed. I could hear a cheep, and honestly didn't have the heart to toss it. I placed it back under Mama and hoped for the best.
Obviously within a crushed egg it's not gonna hatch on it's own. I did break shell near beak, gave it time, and slowly helped it out.
The other four chicks hatched on Friday, so I sort of went with them on the Survivor. I figured, what happens happens.
Later Friday, it was moving, and one slower hatchmate, the grey one was moving like it, so I thought okay we'll see.
Saturday I checked on them often, I didn't want this brood to be feral like Mama's last brood lol!
The Survivor was moving, slowly, but checked it over, and didn't notice any broken bones or disfigured. So far so good.
This morning, Sunday, decided to offer egg yolk and wet mash- for Mama, Survivor and siblings. Had to touch its beak to my finger for the yolk, and it finally ate some. Then with the mash, I had to bob its head in it, and it drank/ate some, even with Mama clucking and looking at it funny.
It's still wobbly and stays still more than not, but time will tell, and I'll update this adventure as we go.
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