debosaurus
In the Brooder
- Dec 6, 2015
- 38
- 2
- 24
So it's Day 24, of my 3 viable eggs 2 have hatched. One I haven't heard a peep from, candled it late last night, no movement, no internal pip.... NOTHING. Put it back in the bator with the still drying chicks. They CRACKED it, and I'm not sure how. But there was a hole about the size of a quarter in it this morning. Membranes are solid white inside.
So I decided to open it up and see what if anything happened to the chick.
Sloooowly I opened the air cell (right now I am incredibly grateful that I wasn't rough with it) and dampened the membrane with a Q tip. Still see blood, no tears, nada. THE CHICK MOVES. it's BREATHING. so I quickly dampened some paper towel and wrapped it up (I can't see the beak so that's another story) but I can see that it's bleeding somewhere... What can I do!?
SLIGHTLY GRAPHIC PICTURE ATTACHED
So I decided to open it up and see what if anything happened to the chick.
Sloooowly I opened the air cell (right now I am incredibly grateful that I wasn't rough with it) and dampened the membrane with a Q tip. Still see blood, no tears, nada. THE CHICK MOVES. it's BREATHING. so I quickly dampened some paper towel and wrapped it up (I can't see the beak so that's another story) but I can see that it's bleeding somewhere... What can I do!?
SLIGHTLY GRAPHIC PICTURE ATTACHED
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