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The yellow Isbar chick in this pic hatched 18 hours ago. I just got home from work and transferred it from the incubator to the brooder box. The problem is, it can't seem to stand. It does this thing where it pedals its feet rapidly and scoots around a bit, then rests.
The chick was from a shipped egg with a detached air cell. At 23 days it had pipped but there were other eggs in the bator that had quit due to a humidity issue, so I made the decision to assist. When I opened a hole, the chick was packed so tightly it literally looked like an octopus, a beak with no face. After I created a zip and moistened the tightly wrapped membrane, it finished hatching itself five hours later.
Has anybody seen this before? Is there anything I can do to help? I'm completely new to this and I'm lost. I put a little sugar and electrolyte in the water, but it doesn't want to drink.
The chick was from a shipped egg with a detached air cell. At 23 days it had pipped but there were other eggs in the bator that had quit due to a humidity issue, so I made the decision to assist. When I opened a hole, the chick was packed so tightly it literally looked like an octopus, a beak with no face. After I created a zip and moistened the tightly wrapped membrane, it finished hatching itself five hours later.
Has anybody seen this before? Is there anything I can do to help? I'm completely new to this and I'm lost. I put a little sugar and electrolyte in the water, but it doesn't want to drink.
He seemed to have neck as well as leg issues. Hopefully you will be able to achieve some forward momentum with yours. Good luck!
