12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[Pensmaster]

My first duckling is hatched, and the other egg that made it to lockdown is pipped!

I’ve often wondered the same thing

Pete

 

[Pensmaster]

The first has hatched this morning, D20.
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These the Bresse?

 

[BullChick]

Spoiler: DIS/early quitter

 

[CluckNDoodle]

It is off center, which is weird, and no, it’s not fully sealed around the edges. I mean, there’s no opening into the body cavity from the outside, but it looks like a mouth blowing a bubble out of bubble gum. You can see that the “mouth” is open and the bubble protrudes.
I was wondering if I could tie it off with dental floss or if there are intestines inside it.
Sorry, it’s bum is wet in the photos because it did a dribbly poop all down itself and I washed it all off with wet Q tips.

I definitely wouldn't tie it off. I would hope the chick would continue to absorb this because it's quite a large amount of yolk sac or possible intestines that haven't been absorbed. For the time being, I would continue to wait with the chick in the incubator and the humidity elevated to hope it will absorb more but since quite some time has passed since the last images I'm not feeling super confident it will absorb more.

High temperatures can cause chicks to hatch early with the yolk sac still exposed and the navel is often prematurely closed around the exposed yolk sac but since this is the only chick that hatched like this I'm thinking it may be from something other than temperature. Omphalitis is a possibility, it's from a bacterial infection and sometimes causes this among other symptoms.

My fingers and toes are crossed for this baby!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Spoiler: DIS/early quitter

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So sorry you lost one.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Hooray! We successfully assisted and he is healthy and wobbling all around our 'bator. With a lot of prayer power, this little fella will be with his buddies in the brooder in no time. Thank you guys so much for all the help and info you provided. I really can't thank you enough.

--goldbean's older daughter

 

[CluckNDoodle]

one of the eggs pipped on the wrong side

I promise it's ok!! Most upside-down pip chicks hatch just fine.

 

[CSolis]

one of the eggs pipped on the wrong side

I woke up this morning to one of my EE eggs pipped on the wrong end too.. Just finished reading in the bedroom and came out to check and count pips... Welcome to our world little wrong end pipper! Moral of the story... Let them do their thing!

 

[smfarman]

These the Bresse?

Yes they are the Bresse

 

[cherrynberry]

We candled put quail eggs on day 14...

these are sort of the 2 different egg types we see...is the first one at all developing? We assume the second picture is?

also congrats all those with hatchlings!!