Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[kelly77]

Hey guys she looks like she is struggling to breath...she is making light wimpers but when I dampened the paper towel she seemed moist...some blood still...?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: gonna throw the same thing at you as always thrown......

BREATHE!
That’s right, take a deep breath, calm your nerves and RELAX!
There is no rush to get a chick out of the shell!


"The developing embryo has lived in this shell for well over 3 weeks.
It has survived off of the contents of the egg for that entire time. The only thing it has absorbed from the outside is Oxygen. As long as the chick is getting Oxygen, there is nothing urgent. Too many people feel the need to rush in and pull a chick out of a place that has served it well for 3-4 weeks. There should be no rush to get a chick out of the shell if it can breathe. As long as it has access to air through the pip, it can sit there all day, even after the blood vessels recede. It's not going to starve. It has plenty of yolk. It's not going to dehydrate, unless you get impatient and begin removing shell before it's time to do so causing bleeding or too much exposure to outside air." http://www.avianresources.com/Nursery_Mgt.htm​

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Um, I just decided to take pics of all my birds! Do they all look healthy, ya think? The first one is Cappa, my 3 1/2 month old silkie, then there's Joey, my 6 1/2 month old mallard, and then Moe and Aqua, my 6 month old chickens. Should moe and aqua start laying soon????

kelly-- I hope your chick hatches alright!!!! Give it time!!

awwwwe Love them! they look good! I added supplemental light so they would keep laying over winter... 14 hrs daylight.... you will prol have to wait until they get more light in a month but they should soon!!

 

[kelly77]

gonna throw the same thing at you as always thrown......

BREATHE!
That’s right, take a deep breath, calm your nerves and RELAX!
There is no rush to get a chick out of the shell!


"The developing embryo has lived in this shell for well over 3 weeks.
It has survived off of the contents of the egg for that entire time. The only thing it has absorbed from the outside is Oxygen. As long as the chick is getting Oxygen, there is nothing urgent. Too many people feel the need to rush in and pull a chick out of a place that has served it well for 3-4 weeks. There should be no rush to get a chick out of the shell if it can breathe. As long as it has access to air through the pip, it can sit there all day, even after the blood vessels recede. It's not going to starve. It has plenty of yolk. It's not going to dehydrate, unless you get impatient and begin removing shell before it's time to do so causing bleeding or too much exposure to outside air." http://www.avianresources.com/Nursery_Mgt.htm​

I have read this a million times tonight ...but for some reason somthing is not clicking...she just doesn't seem ok...the membrane doesn't seem sticky but how will I know?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: then procede to removing the cap part and seeing what her membrane looks like JUST DONT remove membrane at all if blood veins!! and if you dont see veins wet her membrane but not her beak and look at the veins again... if no blood in them follow steps STOP if Blood and if blood and you removed membrane back in cup she isnt ready!

 

[kelly77]

then procede to removing the cap part and seeing what her membrane looks like JUST DONT remove membrane at all if blood veins!! and if you dont see veins wet her membrane but not her beak and look at the veins again... if no blood in them follow steps STOP if Blood and if blood and you removed membrane back in cup she isnt ready!

I did that a few mins ago, and there was blood ..I stopped right away. Now will they look like they are gasping for air?

 

[3Dchicken]

LOL I sure hope they start laying soon! My parents expect the chickens to start paying their keep, or else I have to sell them D: and nope, the last one is an Olive Egger, but I did hatch an australorp a couple weeks before you joined the thread, and gave it to my friend

She's cute!!!

 

[3Dchicken]

I did that a few mins ago, and there was blood ..I stopped right away. Now will they look like they are gasping for air?

I hope they're not gasping for air! Maybe they are just stretching their beaks???

gtg to bed now. I hope and pray it lives!!!!

 

[kelly77]

Her beak is making a clicking sound...which I read is a good sign...I am going to rest, no sleep for me tonight.

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

Her beak is making a clicking sound...which I read is a good sign...I am going to rest, no sleep for me tonight. 

Ohhhhh I hope she hatches well!!