Blood on hatching egg?

[GlicksChicks]

Shes (or he idk) is still hanging in there. Another chick hatched and is seeking her out for snuggles but she keeps moving away. She keeps laying more to her side which is a concern. Now I have an egg that’s pipping on the wrong end. I see movement and the beak is right there. I’m not sure how long it’s been like that because I’ve been distracted with this one. Any recommendations for pipping on the wrong end or should I start a new thread?

Keep an eye on that egg, if it has no progress or if the chick seems to get weaker, you will need to assist with the hatch.

As for the chick laying on it's side, I have had multiple do that but they were okay. It is good that the chick is hanging on! How is the chick this morning?

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Shes (or he idk) is still hanging in there. Another chick hatched and is seeking her out for snuggles but she keeps moving away. She keeps laying more to her side which is a concern. Now I have an egg that’s pipping on the wrong end. I see movement and the beak is right there. I’m not sure how long it’s been like that because I’ve been distracted with this one. Any recommendations for pipping on the wrong end or should I start a new thread?

It has an external pip so it can breathe. Give it the same amount of time you would a regularly pipped egg before stepping in to assist. A lot of people rush in right away when they see it has pipped on the front end and it’s not ready to hatch yet. Still needs time to finishing absorbing everything just like any other egg.

 

[Amanda052389]

Keep an eye on that egg, if it has no progress or if the chick seems to get weaker, you will need to assist with the hatch.

As for the chick laying on it's side, I have had multiple do that but they were okay. It is good that the chick is hanging on! How is the chick this morning?

The chick that hatched with blood is still hanging on! Just laying around in the incubator but I’m going to move it to a separate brooder now. I noticed their eyes have been closed but they were open yesterday so I’ll have to keep an eye on that.

As far as the egg that pipped on the wrong end I let it do it’s thing. Today when I got home from work I checked it and it had completely zipped the egg but the membrane had dried around it and was still in tact in some areas. I was able to gently remove membrane to free it and put the chick back in where it was able to pop out of the egg. They’re exhausted but alive. I’m going to let it dry and depending on their condition I may put it in the separate brooder as well.

It was my first time hatching chicken eggs and the last one makes 16 chicks. I put 21 in- one was not fertile and one stopped developing very early. 19 went into lock down- two I was unsure about and they quit and one passed after they pipped. I’m very happy with the outcome and hope these two little ones pull through!

I included pictures of the most recent hatch I had to assist, the one born with blood and the others in the brooder. Very cute Welsummer chicks!

Thank you all again for everything!

 

[Amanda052389]

It has an external pip so it can breathe. Give it the same amount of time you would a regularly pipped egg before stepping in to assist. A lot of people rush in right away when they see it has pipped on the front end and it’s not ready to hatch yet. Still needs time to finishing absorbing everything just like any other egg.

Last night I pulled it from the incubator and used tweezers to remove the tiniest bit of shell to allow for more breathing space. I could see a little blood and put it back in to finish absorption. When I got home from work I did have to help with the membrane. The shell was completely zipped but the membrane was stuck so I was able to open it and put her back in the incubator where they finished pooping out on their own. She’s exhausted but alive and hanging out in the incubator for now. Thank you! I posted pictures on the post before this one.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Last night I pulled it from the incubator and used tweezers to remove the tiniest bit of shell to allow for more breathing space. I could see a little blood and put it back in to finish absorption. When I got home from work I did have to help with the membrane. The shell was completely zipped but the membrane was stuck so I was able to open it and put her back in the incubator where they finished pooping out on their own. She’s exhausted but alive and hanging out in the incubator for now. Thank you! I posted pictures on the post before this one.

Glad it made it! Just a future hatching tip, but when you remove even small pieces of shell before they are ready you increase the chances of them shrink wrapping. That is why they only make the one initial small pip for air and then sit there for hours waiting for the blood to absorb before starting the unzipping process.

 

[Amanda052389]

Glad it made it! Just a future hatching tip, but when you remove even small pieces of shell before they are ready you increase the chances of them shrink wrapping. That is why they only make the one initial small pip for air and then sit there for hours waiting for the blood to absorb before starting the unzipping process.

Oh no! So I ended up making it harder for them I’m so glad they’re ok! Thank you I was not aware of that. I read some other people had done that and just did it. I should’ve done more research on it.

 

[Amanda052389]

Ok so I swear I can’t make this up- I moved the dry chick (the one that was born bloody) to the brooder. I tried showing them the food and I dipped their beak in water. I saw a single drop of water on their beak and they lifted their head and then began panting. A small amount of liquid did come out while I was holding them. I believe they may have aspirated the water. They’re beak is open and breathing seems off but this chick has been weaker so it’s not that much different than it’s been. I can hear them breathing when I listen to their chest and for a minute they were making the quickest chirp noises- like they wanted to chirp but couldn’t do it very loudly.

This is the chick that was in the egg for 36 hours and then still hatched out early somehow covered in blood. They hatched yesterday around 1:30 pm and have been lethargic and clumsy and today has not wanted their eyes open for any longer than a couple of seconds at a time.

Is it possible they aspirated from being too weak? I can’t seem to find any way to correct this

 

[Amanda052389]

Here’s a picture of how they look:

 

[GlicksChicks]

The chick that hatched with blood is still hanging on! Just laying around in the incubator but I’m going to move it to a separate brooder now. I noticed their eyes have been closed but they were open yesterday so I’ll have to keep an eye on that.

As far as the egg that pipped on the wrong end I let it do it’s thing. Today when I got home from work I checked it and it had completely zipped the egg but the membrane had dried around it and was still in tact in some areas. I was able to gently remove membrane to free it and put the chick back in where it was able to pop out of the egg. They’re exhausted but alive. I’m going to let it dry and depending on their condition I may put it in the separate brooder as well.

It was my first time hatching chicken eggs and the last one makes 16 chicks. I put 21 in- one was not fertile and one stopped developing very early. 19 went into lock down- two I was unsure about and they quit and one passed after they pipped. I’m very happy with the outcome and hope these two little ones pull through!

I included pictures of the most recent hatch I had to assist, the one born with blood and the others in the brooder. Very cute Welsummer chicks!

Thank you all again for everything!

Fingers crossed! I am sure the chick that pipped on the wrong side needs to regain it's strength and the other chick needs some TLC.

 

[GlicksChicks]

Ok so I swear I can’t make this up- I moved the dry chick (the one that was born bloody) to the brooder. I tried showing them the food and I dipped their beak in water. I saw a single drop of water on their beak and they lifted their head and then began panting. A small amount of liquid did come out while I was holding them. I believe they may have aspirated the water. They’re beak is open and breathing seems off but this chick has been weaker so it’s not that much different than it’s been. I can hear them breathing when I listen to their chest and for a minute they were making the quickest chirp noises- like they wanted to chirp but couldn’t do it very loudly.

This is the chick that was in the egg for 36 hours and then still hatched out early somehow covered in blood. They hatched yesterday around 1:30 pm and have been lethargic and clumsy and today has not wanted their eyes open for any longer than a couple of seconds at a time.

Is it possible they aspirated from being too weak? I can’t seem to find any way to correct this

It is possible they could've aspirated in the egg. I would suggest syringe feeding it and watering it for the time being and avoid any water dishes in it's brooder that it can fall in and get wet.

Have you given the chick electrolytes and vitamins?