Born with guts out HELP

[cricket-cricket]

Yep Dilly. I think your comment was a little harsh. Please be careful. I've left other forums where feelings were getting trampled.

We bought and used an incubator for the first time and everything went fine, forutnately.

I did a TON of research first, and never found detailed information about the consequences of too much humidity. The instructions on the incubator said nothing of it, and after lurking on this forum, this is the first I've read of it also.

Everyone who is motivated enough to join this forum, log in and post is more than likely a soul who appreciates poultry and the lives of their chickens, and the sanctity of life, great and small.

I'm interested in hearing more about the possibility that these are unabsorbed sacks....or in contrast, why humidity would cause a such a defect to occur. Any chance it was something genetic?

Any hope for the chicks? Can the 'guts' be pushed back inside?

 

[silkhope]

Hatching eggs is a learning experience Dilly. You can prepare and do all you can and still have variables that botch things up. I can almost guarantee something will happen (or not happen) when you incubate for the first time. If you can't give advice, why post?

I have had this happen before with one chick and not the others in the hatch and was told it could be genetic. It's the only one I've seen with its intestines on the outside. it of course did not make it.

Please reply with more info. I am hopeful it is the remaining yolk and not the intestines!!

 

[perfectly_polish]

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I had that happen to one of my chicks, his intestines weren't all the way in him, and hanging out. After I posted on here I learned that yes you can push them back inside the navel, but you have to do it quick before the navel closes. Unfortunately for me, it was too late for the little chick, and his navel was too small to put them back in. He died a few hours later. I hope it's not too late for his chicks. Good luck!

 

[Julie08]

sorry for you loss

 

[PulletSurprise]

Yup you guys, think Dilly got the message. Now, lets stop making HER feel bad and feel bad for the chicks involved. Things happen and thats that.

 

[augiedranch]

cricket,

can u post some pics for us? u can download them on photobucket them click img section and copy and paste it on here.. im not sure the insides can be put back in.. but it might be the yolk hasnt absorbed.. i had a couple like that and they lived! so maybe there is a chance.




dilly,
has nothing bad EVER happend to your flock? you havent ever lost one to a predator, poor incubation, accident, unknown? accidents happen, and thats why this forum is here, so we can learn from mistakes, or just the unknown. it would have hurt my feelings if you had posted that on mine. and i hope cricket doenst judge the whole forum on the way you treated her. you didnt even offer advice. just critisism.

 

[silkhope]

PS - I think all three of us posted around the same time. If I had known someone said what I said, I wouldn't have taken the time to say it too.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Joeman...you can try this. Wash your hands very well then try to gently push the intestine back through the navel. It may take a while. Just take your time. Also, keep it moist with salt water (1 tsp in a full glass of warm water). The navel will start to close fairly quickly so you must act now if you want to try.

If you are able to get it in, you'll need to wrap the chicks belly with some gauze to keep it snug. The navel should close on it's own within a couple of days.

 

[perfectly_polish]

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This isn't crickets post, it's joeman2041.

 

[Dilly]

Here is what I originally POSTED.

"""This is just so sad to read. What I cannot fathom is why you do not already know this.
Obviously for these chicks it is too late to ask now."""


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You people need to stop reading more into what is posted than WAS posted.

I question the person NOT knowing how to adjust humidity PERIOD.

I feel for the chicks, NOT a person NOT knowing how to adjust humidity on hatching eggs.

Take what you want from what is posted. For those of you that obviously feel so bad, you have no problem jumping to CONCLUSIONS on others motives.

DILLY