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Can I save this chick--pipped wrong end of egg

post #1 of 13
5/31/12 at 9:11am
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24 hrs ago little french black copper marans pipped at the pointy end of egg, nothing more since, still alive peeping.  Can I do anything for him/her?  Help/advice sure would be appreciated.jumpy.gif

Kathy Vert, Benton City, WA
Amazing Husband, 4 Grown Adult Children, 10 Grandchildren

Breeding Wade-Jeane C-1 Pure Line Black Copper Marans, Ameracuanas, Cream Legbars, Heritage Turkeys     

 

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Breeding Wade-Jeane C-1 Pure Line Black Copper Marans, Ameracuanas, Cream Legbars, Heritage Turkeys     

 

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post #2 of 13
5/31/12 at 9:15am

If it pipped 24 hours ago, you should help it out before it dies.  hopefully this will show up as a link to help you out.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/670916/wax-sealed-egg-starting-to-hatch-need-advice/10

 It explains a way to do it.  Good luck.

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post #3 of 13
5/31/12 at 9:16am

Oh what a tough call. I would say that if its been more then twentyfour hours you could try chiping a little of the shell away at the pip area and see how he is doing in there do tiny bits at a time and stuff if there is any blood. I hope someone that knows more will have more information for you soon.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kilis-second-hatch-cam-page I will have this up during hatches as much as I can.

 http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976-swap-page   This is my swap page I will keep it updated best I can. 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976s-incubateing-experments-page My experament page where I will be doing hatching trials of diffrent incubation...

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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kilis-second-hatch-cam-page I will have this up during hatches as much as I can.

 http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976-swap-page   This is my swap page I will keep it updated best I can. 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976s-incubateing-experments-page My experament page where I will be doing hatching trials of diffrent incubation...

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post #4 of 13
5/31/12 at 9:19am

You may have to help her hatch. Use blunt tweezers and carefully zip open the shell. If you see blood, stop and wait an hour before continuing. Check and see if she's still connected to the inside of the shell and if she'd absorbed the yolk sac. If there's no blood, the yolk absorbed and everything looks fine she can come out.

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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post #5 of 13
5/31/12 at 9:28am

I can't advise but I want to know how it turns out - please let us know!

Crossed over into crazy chicken lady via chicken math: 2 generations of chickens in my tiny house/yard on Main Street in a small New England town. Current flock includes: 1 columbian wyandotte, 1 golden-laced wyandotte, 1 Olive Egger, 1 blind Ameraucana (hawk attack) residing in my living room, and a whole lot of new chicks including: bantam silkies, RIR, black Australorp, Leghorn, and EEs.

Bui...

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Crossed over into crazy chicken lady via chicken math: 2 generations of chickens in my tiny house/yard on Main Street in a small New England town. Current flock includes: 1 columbian wyandotte, 1 golden-laced wyandotte, 1 Olive Egger, 1 blind Ameraucana (hawk attack) residing in my living room, and a whole lot of new chicks including: bantam silkies, RIR, black Australorp, Leghorn, and EEs.

Bui...

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post #6 of 13
5/31/12 at 9:30am
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Thank you everyone--reading the how to thread--I will let you know how it turns out.  Thanks for your kind support.
 

Kathy Vert, Benton City, WA
Amazing Husband, 4 Grown Adult Children, 10 Grandchildren

Breeding Wade-Jeane C-1 Pure Line Black Copper Marans, Ameracuanas, Cream Legbars, Heritage Turkeys     

 

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Kathy Vert, Benton City, WA
Amazing Husband, 4 Grown Adult Children, 10 Grandchildren

Breeding Wade-Jeane C-1 Pure Line Black Copper Marans, Ameracuanas, Cream Legbars, Heritage Turkeys     

 

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post #7 of 13
5/31/12 at 6:17pm
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I waited 4 more hours, it tried to zip but was so cockeyed in the egg she never would have gotten out.  I carefully peeled her out--membrane was very soft and pliable, not a drop of blood--after I got her head free and upper body I let her finish kicking out.  Crossing my fingers she'll be okay.

Kathy Vert, Benton City, WA
Amazing Husband, 4 Grown Adult Children, 10 Grandchildren

Breeding Wade-Jeane C-1 Pure Line Black Copper Marans, Ameracuanas, Cream Legbars, Heritage Turkeys     

 

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Kathy Vert, Benton City, WA
Amazing Husband, 4 Grown Adult Children, 10 Grandchildren

Breeding Wade-Jeane C-1 Pure Line Black Copper Marans, Ameracuanas, Cream Legbars, Heritage Turkeys     

 

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post #8 of 13
5/31/12 at 6:21pm

Picture!

8 Ameraucana's, 2 Cochins (Buff and White), 4 Rhode Island Red's, 4 White Leghorn's, 1 Silkie, 2 Buff Orphingtons, 2 Black Australorps, 1 Dominique, and 1 Buff Brahma.

 

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8 Ameraucana's, 2 Cochins (Buff and White), 4 Rhode Island Red's, 4 White Leghorn's, 1 Silkie, 2 Buff Orphingtons, 2 Black Australorps, 1 Dominique, and 1 Buff Brahma.

 

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post #9 of 13
5/31/12 at 6:29pm
Thread Starter 

She died. What a sad deal.

Kathy Vert, Benton City, WA
Amazing Husband, 4 Grown Adult Children, 10 Grandchildren

Breeding Wade-Jeane C-1 Pure Line Black Copper Marans, Ameracuanas, Cream Legbars, Heritage Turkeys     

 

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Kathy Vert, Benton City, WA
Amazing Husband, 4 Grown Adult Children, 10 Grandchildren

Breeding Wade-Jeane C-1 Pure Line Black Copper Marans, Ameracuanas, Cream Legbars, Heritage Turkeys     

 

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post #10 of 13
5/31/12 at 7:01pm

How sad Im sorry for your loss

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kilis-second-hatch-cam-page I will have this up during hatches as much as I can.

 http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976-swap-page   This is my swap page I will keep it updated best I can. 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976s-incubateing-experments-page My experament page where I will be doing hatching trials of diffrent incubation...

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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kilis-second-hatch-cam-page I will have this up during hatches as much as I can.

 http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976-swap-page   This is my swap page I will keep it updated best I can. 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/gabrielle1976s-incubateing-experments-page My experament page where I will be doing hatching trials of diffrent incubation...

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