[02rlgudgin]

one chick jsut hatched 2day looks like its the only one  . it looks like there is something wrong with its bottom cos its red and inflamed and there was blood in the shell is this normal
ps how long does it take for them 2 go cute and fluffy

[muntjac]

it  may have problems just keep an eye on it . tommorow for fluffy as soon as its dry properly

[MontyTom]

leave it in incubator for 24 hours to dry off.  Blood vessels in shell with some membrane normal.

[02rlgudgin]

this is wot he/she looks like now we've just put him/her in the brooder this morning and the second egg is pipping

[muntjac]

is it moving around  ? cos that looks poorly to me ..... the reason i said it may not be well on hatching was  because as you said its stomach was inflamed and red this suggests an infection . hope the littel fella gets on ok tho  

[02rlgudgin]

its moving around but it looks like it may have straddle leg and only one of its eyes is open im a bit worried for the lil fella

[02rlgudgin]

the chick is not walking yet on her feet and using the bottom half of her leg to get around and i was just wonderin is this normal and when will she start to walk around properly

[muntjac]

he bedding is to deep and soft take half out and it may be better to grip on i use chopped hay for bedding

[agapanthus]

poor little mite Hope all goes well for it.

[02rlgudgin]

the chick is fit and well and it now has a baby bro/ sis who just hatched this morning



This is the one tht hatched this mornin


p.s. does anyone now how to make the pics smaller cos ther a lil on the large side

[muntjac]

goood news  

[Aunt Sally]

Your picture was 1024 x 768 pixels

This one is 700 x 525



You need picture editing software to make it smaller, I used Paintshop  

[psipower]

... yo ucan even use the bog standard 'Paint' program supplied with windows - open the picture, select the 'image' menu and the 'stretch/skew' option. If you change the horizontal/vertical by the same amount, it will keep the right proportions, of course!

[agapanthus]

That's fantastic news!!!!  

[purplebat]

that's brilliant, so glad the little one's ok; I must admit it didn't look too healthy in the first pic, ell done!