Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[ChickenCanoe]

URGENT NON-COVID ISSUE - Okay folks, it's time to rally the experts. I just posted this in the Incubation and Hatching Forum, but I'm throwing the shortened version out, here ...

GemZilla Strikes Again ... only this time when she jumped at me while I was changing her water, she landed on her eggs.

One egg has a pip-like crack, but no hole. The other is badly crushed on one end and the membrane is definitely disturbed. There's blood seeping, not much, but enough to know that we have an issue. The best/worst part is that both chicks are close to lockdown and still alive! I've dripped wax over the cracks/holes and moved them and the one undamaged egg to the incubator, for now. I don't have pictures, yet, as it all happened really quickly. I'll try to get them in the morning.

I'm hoping I can nurse these two along for at least a day or two, but I have a serious concern. One of the broken eggs is very dirty and there is a serious concern over bacteria ... especially in the incubator, where the humidity is high.

So ... Please ... has anyone dealt successfully with this before?
Should I remove the damaged pieces of the shell and coat what's left of the membrane with coconut oil?
Should I adjust temperatures or humidity? Humidity is still climbing, but nearly at 70 %, right now. Temp is almost to the "usual" 99.5.
Should I "cup" them on the unbroken half of the shell?
Help! I wanna save my babies!

I posted this in your other thread.
Keep the eggs in the incubator so you can prevent any further damage.
Keep the humidity high since a cracked egg will lose moisture much faster than one with a complete shell.
Keep the temp at 99.5 (forced air) 100.5 at the top of the egg (still air).
Get some liquid bandage. It is the best thing I've tried and it has antiseptic qualities.

I've tried wax and nail polish to seal cracked eggs but neither worked. I then tried liquid bandage when I dropped an egg that was on day 14. It was cracked over 60% of the surface. I just covered all cracks with the liquid bandage, let it dry and coated it a couple more times till I was satisfied they were sealed. I was concerned the chick wouldn't be able to break free. I woke up on day 21 and the chick had already emerged and was fine.
Liquid bandage also has antiseptic in it and it worked several times.

 

[PhilippinerDreamer]

Even though there is no Covid in my area, we are now on another extension for 2 weeks.

 

[MROO]

Do you have triple antibiotic ointment without pain relief? It’s best to put that on the membrane it keeps it moist longer.

What day is this egg on?

Is it crushed at the air cell?

You’re safe to start peeling at the air cell. You shouldn’t get any bleeding, but if you do grab a qtip and apply pressure, it should stop bleeding in a few minutes.

Sorry I’m just waking up there’s a massive storm coming in.

I understand "groggy and tired." It's 5:40 am as I type this and I have - literally - not slept at all for worrying over this. I finally gave up and came back downstairs. The coffee's almost done, so I should be a bit clearer, shortly!

Yes, I keep antibiotic ointment handy, but at the moment, there's only a small piece of shell missing, and that is currently covered with a drip of candle wax ... a birthday candle, how appropriate is that?

I don't really know what day we're on for this little egglet. It's been under a broody and I don't know exactly when she got serious about setting. Candling puts it VERY late - lockdown, at least, so it's probably no earlier than day 18. My Nannies usually hatch at 20 days in an incubator, so it could really go anytime.

No, it's not crushed at the air cell. I wouldn't get that lucky! But, when I candle it, the baby moved along the edge of the air pocket. I don't know if that means that there's an internal pip or that the membrane is split enough to allow the illusion of one.

My guess is that we'll get your storm, shortly. The sky looks a bit ominous. It would be just my luck to lose power to the 'bator, now!

 

[MROO]

I posted this in your other thread.
Keep the eggs in the incubator so you can prevent any further damage.
Keep the humidity high since a cracked egg will lose moisture much faster than one with a complete shell.
Keep the temp at 99.5 (forced air) 100.5 at the top of the egg (still air).
Get some liquid bandage. It is the best thing I've tried and it has antiseptic qualities.

I've tried wax and nail polish to seal cracked eggs but neither worked. I then tried liquid bandage when I dropped an egg that was on day 14. It was cracked over 60% of the surface. I just covered all cracks with the liquid bandage, let it dry and coated it a couple more times till I was satisfied they were sealed. I was concerned the chick wouldn't be able to break free. I woke up on day 21 and the chick had already emerged and was fine.
Liquid bandage also has antiseptic in it and it worked several times.

There's wax on the egg at the moment, but liquid bandage sounds smarter. And wouldn't you guess, mine is all dried up. Guess who is making a run to the pharmacy this morning?

 

[MROO]

@MROO can you post pics of the two eggs in question as well so I can see what you’re working with...

As soon as DD gets up, I will. It takes too many hands to open the bator and get pics at the same time and I'm afraid to disturb them. If I drop them or even roll them wrong, I'm afraid I'll kill the chicks before they get a chance at all.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Would that be you?
I keep a bottle of it next to the incubator every time I set eggs. It has worked for me multiple times.

There's wax on the egg at the moment, but liquid bandage sounds smarter. And wouldn't you guess, mine is all dried up. Guess who is making a run to the pharmacy this morning?

 

[Birdsong 82]

Use a dark permanent marker to write "Cruise Control" or even on your steering wheel. If your wheel is dark, use paint. If you're worried about cosmetics, put a wrap on your wheel and write on IT. But however you do it, put it where you will see it. Every. Time. You. Drive.

I apologize for being a pest ... well, not completely, but somewhat. There's a reason for it.

Forty years ago, my best friend died in a car accident.

Valerie Puckett was wonderful ... bright, kind, beautiful, helpful, a straight A student and president of the college's student council. Val was a "one more minute" kind of girl - always doing "just one more thing" before rushing off to whatever came next. As a result, and as a rule, she was always two minutes late for wherever she was heading. Despite constant ribbing and reminders, she made up for busyness by being a lead-foot.

No one saw the accident. Val was on her way to school, alone, on a "lonely stretch of road." A stranger came up on the wreck after it was all over. The police and medics told us that she was going "a bit too fast" coming over a hill. She apparently lost control of her massive old car and smashed it into a tree. We were also told that she "likely" died on impact. No one will ever know, at least not in this life.

Val was just 19 years old, the only child of two only children. They never recovered from their grief, but her mother would say that it could have been worse, that she could have taken someone else's child with her.

Valerie was funny, thoughtful, and had the most amazingly blue eyes you've ever seen ... eyes that closed forever on an isolated stretch of a quiet backroad. Don't make anyone have to say the same about you. Please. Once is more than enough.

I just read this and now crying my heart out. I too lost my closest friend a similar way almost 5 yes ago. We were so close. We met when we were 12 and we're inseparable as teenagers. She was my partner in crime. Lol Our birthdays were four days apart and we spent every single birthday together. The last one we spent together we realized 20 birthdays together! I even call her parents mom and dad Some of thief family photos have me standing with the other three daughters. She was one of the most loyal and lovable people I'll ever know. 32 was too young. But the scary part is if she was one of the safest drivers I know. Didn't speed always harped on everyone about the seatbelt. It was 2 AM on a dark curvy road that she drove every single day. She was wearing her seatbelt .. they said speed wasn't a factor and no alcohol in her system. She was coming home from work just like every morning no one sure exactly how. They know she had a log that was slightly off to the side of the road and flipped herupside down
My daughter is now 18 and this is The reason she is too terrified to learn to drive still. I can understand. She was in the hospital when my daughter was born.
I still miss my girl every day of my life

 

[ChickenCanoe]

As soon as DD gets up, I will. It takes too many hands to open the bator and get pics at the same time and I'm afraid to disturb them. If I drop them or even roll them wrong, I'm afraid I'll kill the chicks before they get a chance at all.

Keep in mind that a hen gets off the nest daily and that internal egg temp lags way behind ambient temp. A brief cooling won't be a problem.

 

[Molpet]

Of course, I am type A.

Me too

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Would that be you?
I keep a bottle of it next to the incubator every time I set eggs. It has worked for me multiple times.

New things for my birthing kit, now turned hatching kit:
Liquid bandage (a new bottle, the old one is way too old)
Plain birthday candles (way easier to mess with that the giant ones)
Extra tube of plain Neosporin (I have plenty, but with a kid and a farm... extras are better)

Thanks for the liquid bandage idea CC!