Chick bleeding please help fast

[Alexacfreeman]

You might have to poke a small air hole. What is it doing? Resting, peeping, wiggling?

It’s in a place now where there is no red vein in front of its beak so I chinking I can safely poke it

 

[Alexacfreeman]

I’m thinking**

 

[JCaseyHammond]

Thank you so so much for answering my questions

You’re welcome! I have hatched dark green eggs. This will be my first year hatching Maran eggs. I read on another thread that Marans can take as little longer to hatch? Will try to find that

 

[JCaseyHammond]

It’s in a place now where there is no red vein in front of its beak so I chinking I can safely poke it

Ok just do the best you can. The dark shell might make it hard to see where the beak is.

 

[Alexacfreeman]

Ok just do the best you can. The dark shell might make it hard to see where the beak is.

Interesting. Ok. Yeah I can see where beak is. So with the one that’s bleeding how long should I let it do it’s thing before I assist in completing its hatch?

 

[JCaseyHammond]

Interesting. Ok. Yeah I can see where beak is. So with the one that’s bleeding how long should I let it do it’s thing before I assist in completing its hatch?

How long to wait, is a good question. While we are waiting, Here is Minky’s thread where people with more experience than me are hatching Marans now. I’ll still check up on you of course!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hatching-marans-eggs-are-chirping-no-pips.1444371/page-2

 

[Alexacfreeman]

How long to wait, is a good question. While we are waiting, Here is Minky’s thread where people with more experience than me are hatching Marans now. I’ll still check up on you of course!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hatching-marans-eggs-are-chirping-no-pips.1444371/page-2

Ok will read. Thank you.

 

[JCaseyHammond]

Ok will read. Thank you.

You’re welcome! I expect there will be a moment in the next few hours where you have to judge whether it is safe to open the shell some more. This moment should be after the yolk is absorbed and the umbilical cord is pinched, yet before the membrane really starts drying up. Neosporin gel on a cotton swab really helps.

 

[Alexacfreeman]

You’re welcome! I expect there will be a moment in the next few hours where you have to judge whether it is safe to open the shell some more. This moment should be after the yolk is absorbed and the umbilical cord is pinched, yet before the membrane really starts drying up. Neosporin gel on a cotton swab really helps.

How can I tell if the yolk is absorbed and the cord is pinched?

 

[Mellowmalt]

it will need assistance at this stage. It looks like the air cell is still intact and he pipped the wrong end although it is very hard to see which side is the pointy side.

I'd carefully peel some shell away trying to remove it gently from the membrane beneath it. Don't overassist, try to let the chick come out by itself but just remove the obstruction around his head so he can stretch a bit.