Chicke dying while pipping

[edster951]

Along with the eggs 10speed fertilised, I added some fertile eggs from a breeder down the road, however...

They seem to be dying while pipping.....poor little buggars, two dead, one very weak, two more pipping. The membrane looks very dry, I think they all are struggling to get out. They looked black and silver.



They hen they were under didn't eem interested in the eggs either, so I have slipped them under another broody, hoping she will adopt the weak one and pipping ones.



I'll report back tonight.

 

[hatchaholic]

Sorry to hear about the chicks. That is heartbreaking...
Keep us posted.

 

[island.girlie]

Aww

Please keep us posted.

 

[Msbear]

try helping them out. With hot, wet towels and tweezers. It sounds like they are too dry....

Here's a thread that has more detail https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=9316

 

[Wildsky]

You might need to UP the humidity in the bator - add a bowl of water with a sponge or warm wet papertowels.

 

[citychickers]

So sorry....

 

[WriterofWords]

Maybe you should take them from the broody and put them in a 'bator? You can control the humidity better. This late in the game though you might have to manually hydrate the membrane and help out a little.

 

[Wildsky]

I thought they were in a bator.

Perhaps the original hen wasn't doing/feeling too good, perhaps her food and water intake was lacking in some way.

 

[edster951]

WIFEY RANG AT WORK AND SAID 3 MORE HAVE HATCHED,AND THE EHN ACCEPTED THE PIPPING CHICKS..PICTURES TO FOLLOW