Chick inside egg, collapsed and dried membrane, still alive but weak?

[XxKiki_Bantam_BreederxX]

Day 23. Should I help it out? It is upside down, and glued to the membrane. I know this means it is weak, but I still want to give it a chance. Any suggestions how to do this?

 

[yinepu]

check your other post.. all the info you need is there

 

[ReikiStar]

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It doesn't mean it's weak. It means there wasn't enough humidity during it's hatch time. That's why some of us believe in helping a chick out. Sometimes its the artificial environment that is the problem, not the chick. No chick is expected to be able to push past dried membrane.

 

[chikinwing]

I had a chick just like that from my last hatch. I learned the hard way not to open the incubator until all the chicks hatch. I kept opening it to take out the dry ones and the last one got glued. I did help it and HE (of course it would be a rooster) is now 16 weeks old and doing great. I had to use warm water and peel the shell away making sure not to cause bleeding then I washed it with a warm wet paper towel to loosen the membrane and peeled it away. It is sticky, and sometimes hard to get all of it off. I hope this helps.