4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[lesliedow]

Sad day. Looks like I need to cull my last chick. this one was in pip for more than 36 hours and would not zip. It just peeped, then the peeps were quieter and quieter.. I Used Sally's guide for assisted hatch and was able to get her out of the shell. No blood at all and the yolk was completely absorbed. However, the poor thing is so weak. She cannot walk. She just flops on her belly and cheeps. Her feet look fine and she stands properly when assisted but will not support herself and will not eat. Ive been feeding her water from a dropper and hve kept her in the icubator well away from the fan.

I'm going to run to the store and buy vinegar and soda and put her down. Seems like the most humane thing to do.

8(
So sad.
Leslie

 

[aka Rachel]

has anyone here tried hatching eggs in a fishtank. I have a 29 g. that I put a heatlamp over a bowl of water and then extra stuff for the flooring. Its way to hot though. Ideas on lowering the temp.

yup I did. Didn't work!

well thats comforting. evil fishtanks. people on youtube didnt have problems hatching seramas in one

Well, it wasn't a fish tank but I had a incubator malfunction and had to come up with something really quick! So since I had my brooder almost ready for the chicks, the eggs went there. My brooder is a large plastic tote heated by a hanging red heat lamp. I had a HORRID time keeping the temp regulated. I tried covering the container and it heated up way too much. Leaving it open subjected it way too much to drafts and changed in room temps. My temperatures varried from 85 to 105. I only had them in there for about a week, and in the end two out of 5 hatched.

 

[tadpole98]

Sad day. Looks like I need to cull my last chick. this one was in pip for more than 36 hours and would not zip. It just peeped, then the peeps were quieter and quieter.. I Used Sally's guide for assisted hatch and was able to get her out of the shell. No blood at all and the yolk was completely absorbed. However, the poor thing is so weak. She cannot walk. She just flops on her belly and cheeps. Her feet look fine and she stands properly when assisted but will not support herself and will not eat. Ive been feeding her water from a dropper and hve kept her in the icubator well away from the fan.

I'm going to run to the store and buy vinegar and soda and put her down. Seems like the most humane thing to do.

8(
So sad.
Leslie

Im so sorry about her

do you mix the soda and vinegar together to make her pass?
Im curious how that works? what kind of soda?

 

[Fuzzybird]

Quote: Well it wasn't Seramas I tried with so who know? Maybe worth a try.

 

[ronott1]

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When I had to do this, I wrapped the chick in a paper towel and used scissors. That is quick and easy.

Sorry you have to do this.

 

[SilkieSensation]

Lets see K names ..
Kermit
Klucky
Krispy
Kindle

B Names
Billy
Beans
Button
Boopers
Beepers

Sorry trying to think of unisex names and thats what came to mind after looking at the pictures.

We can add: Kandy Kane, Kazoo, Bobby/Bobbi, Bunson

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Im so sorry about her

do you mix the soda and vinegar together to make her pass?
Im curious how that works? what kind of soda?

Vinegar and Baking Soda, in a small sealable container. The mixture robs the oxygen from the container, low trauma, but still VERY hard to do. Soo sorry.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

We can add: Kandy Kane, Kazoo, Bobby/Bobbi, Bunson

As in Burner?

 

[SilkieSensation]

When I had to do this, I wrapped the chick in a paper towel and used scissors. That is quick and easy.

Sorry you have to do this.

The baking soda & vinegar creates carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide (can't remember which) & quickly asphyxiates the chick when you place it in a small, sealed container such as a butter bowl & add the baking soda & vinegar in a small cup inside the bowl. Just make sure the lid goes on the bowl tightly. May take a few minutes but is supposed to be pretty painless. They just fall asleep & don't wake up.

 

[gabrielle1976]

Sad day. Looks like I need to cull my last chick. this one was in pip for more than 36 hours and would not zip. It just peeped, then the peeps were quieter and quieter.. I Used Sally's guide for assisted hatch and was able to get her out of the shell. No blood at all and the yolk was completely absorbed. However, the poor thing is so weak. She cannot walk. She just flops on her belly and cheeps. Her feet look fine and she stands properly when assisted but will not support herself and will not eat. Ive been feeding her water from a dropper and hve kept her in the icubator well away from the fan.

I'm going to run to the store and buy vinegar and soda and put her down. Seems like the most humane thing to do.

8(
So sad.
Leslie

She might just be tired , give her a little pedelyte or sugar water and let her rest for a sevral hours you can allways cull later and she isnt suffering but you cn never take a cull back.