Chick With Exploded Yolk

[Peep-Chicken]

I hatched a chick out who had a yolk still on her. I put her in a cup for it to absorb, but she ended up puncturing it with her feet. So I replaced the paper towel and placed her in the cup. She's quite small as well. I'm giving her polyvisol, but I don't have antibiotic cream in case she gets infection.

I'll try to get pics, I hope she makes it

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Wishing you the very best of luck hope she makes it too

I would try to keep the area as clean as you can you have given her the best chance.

 

[sumi]

One of our members had a similar experience and her chick did make it. You can read her story here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-detatched-shipped-eggs/3090_30#post_10187078

Best of luck and fingers crossed for your little one!

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Thank you both

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

How is she doing @Peep-Chicken?

 

[Peep-Chicken]

How is she doing @Peep-Chicken?

She sadly passed away last night She got infection and by the time I had gotten some antibiotic cream, it didn't seen to help her . But when she was able to walk, she knocked over another chick in a cup and that one ended up puncturing her yolk as well. That one is alive still, and is hanging out with a black chick in the bator till she's strong enough. Hope she makes it

I hate all of the chicken yolk issues I seem to have. This one egg that was for sure alive yesterday, but stopped moving today, looked to be on day 18 when I cracked it today, even though it was day 22

Why do some chicks hatch with their yolks unabsorbed but some hatch okay?

Thanks everyone.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

I just checked on the bator, the black chick that ate and drank by herself yesterday and was fine earlier, is dead. Yet the yellow chick that is doing worse, is still okay. I though it would be the other way around.

What happened to the blank chick?

 

[enola]

If your chicks are hatching with unabsorbed yolk, your temperature is too high during incubation.

 

[seminolewind]

It sounds to me like you had 2 preemies. I use 3 thermometers when I hatch, and keep the temp as near to 100 as I can (99.5-100.5) and seem to get appropriate chicks. That's my guess, I'm sure others have a guess too. I know it's very sad when they don't make it.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/egg-failure-to-hatch-diagnosing-incubation-problems

So sorry about your chicks the above link is a good read as to why chicks don't always absorb yolk. There are many reasons why they don't. Have you got them in the incubator or a brooder box? I'm a little comfused as you said they are in the incubator but the black one had food and water yesterday? Some chicks just don't make it I've had them doing well and then just die.