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[ronott1]

I have a Chick starting to Hatch. So excited since these are egg's from Trader Joes! Woot-Woot!

How many developed?

 

[Cynthia12]

They're black, Cynthia...

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Herniated intestines. (Sorry I took so long)

Earlier this year I had a hen that pecked one of her eggs. She had pecked at one of the peeping eggs and perforated it's yolk sac. The chick was covered by gooey yolk. I took the chick and remaining eggs away. I thought the mass was the unabsorbed yolk sack, so I put a band aid over the yolk sac hoping it would absorb it overnight and I put the chick in a small container in the incubator (the incubator was already going).

The chick was still alive the next day. When I took the band aid off to reapply another, I realized it was not just the yolk sac but that there was damage and intestines were herniated. Here's what I did.

I used tweezers, preferably with a rounded end so you don't perforate the intestines. I had no help and was holding the chick with intestines spilling out...so I didn't get to sterilize anything. I immobilized the chicks legs and held him upside down so gravity could assist. I carefully began to replace the intestines that were the closest to the body back into the hole. This can be a long process and it requires patience. It's not something you can rush. If the chick struggles it begins forcing the intestines back out. The best thing is to place a clean finger on the hole gently to prevent the intestines from spilling back out.

Once the intestines were replaced, I put a finger on the hole. I cut a band aid lengthwise. Leave the piece with the largest gauze facing up so it's the one to absorb any discharge. The X shape keeps the band aid secure and over the hole. It also allows for movement of the legs AND space for the vent to be open. (A band aid across the rear doesn't do this.) I squeezed a small amount of polysporin on the band aid. (just plain polysporin with no lidocaine or pain reliever)



This is a third or fourth day pic I think.


What the band aid looks like from behind.

What it looks like from above.

This chick never got sick, looked ill, looked weak or nothing. I felt I couldn't wash the yolk off without making things worse so everything was replaced without cleaning things off and all replacement of intestines was done with non sterile instruments and only washed hands. I did give him a small amount of water soluble antibiotics because I was afraid he'd succumb to infection and die. But everything was a guess when everything I had is meant to mix 225 liters. I'd broken amounts down to per liter amounts...but I was using 1cc of water which was only a minute amount on a 1/8 tsp.

The hole was healed in just a few days. Worse thing is taking the band aid off. He's never had any other issues. He appears to be a cockerel...so another replacement rooster is being kept I guess. I said the bird wouldn't leave the farm being that tough.

@BantyChooks where are the notes or do you remember the previous HAL I mentioned this on?? I'm forgetting some of the stuff...I need to recheck and write EVERYTHING down before I forget.

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[ronott1]

 

[ronott1]

Herniated intestines. (Sorry I took so long)

Earlier this year I had a hen that pecked one of her eggs. She had pecked at one of the peeping eggs and perforated it's yolk sac. The chick was covered by gooey yolk. I took the chick and remaining eggs away. I thought the mass was the unabsorbed yolk sack, so I put a band aid over the yolk sac hoping it would absorb it overnight and I put the chick in a small container in the incubator (the incubator was already going).

The chick was still alive the next day. When I took the band aid off to reapply another, I realized it was not just the yolk sac but that there was damage and intestines were herniated. Here's what I did.

I used tweezers, preferably with a rounded end so you don't perforate the intestines. I had no help and was holding the chick with intestines spilling out...so I didn't get to sterilize anything. I immobilized the chicks legs and held him upside down so gravity could assist. I carefully began to replace the intestines that were the closest to the body back into the hole. This can be a long process and it requires patience. It's not something you can rush. If the chick struggles it begins forcing the intestines back out. The best thing is to place a clean finger on the hole gently to prevent the intestines from spilling back out.

Once the intestines were replaced, I put a finger on the hole. I cut a band aid lengthwise. Leave the piece with the largest gauze facing up so it's the one to absorb any discharge. The X shape keeps the band aid secure and over the hole. It also allows for movement of the legs AND space for the vent to be open. (A band aid across the rear doesn't do this.) I squeezed a small amount of polysporin on the band aid. (just plain polysporin with no lidocaine or pain reliever)



This is a third or fourth day pic I think.


What the band aid looks like from behind.

What it looks like from above.

This chick never got sick, looked ill, looked weak or nothing. I felt I couldn't wash the yolk off without making things worse so everything was replaced without cleaning things off and all replacement of intestines was done with non sterile instruments and only washed hands. I did give him a small amount of water soluble antibiotics because I was afraid he'd succumb to infection and die. But everything was a guess when everything I had is meant to mix 225 liters. I'd broken amounts down to per liter amounts...but I was using 1cc of water which was only a minute amount on a 1/8 tsp.

The hole was healed in just a few days. Worse thing is taking the band aid off. He's never had any other issues. He appears to be a cockerel...so another replacement rooster is being kept I guess. I said the bird wouldn't leave the farm being that tough.

@BantyChooks where are the notes or do you remember the previous HAL I mentioned this on?? I'm forgetting some of the stuff...I need to recheck and write EVERYTHING down before I forget.

You should post this as an article.

 

[teaton]

YESSSS!!!

 

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[ronott1]