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

[Sally Sunshine]

Thanks for sending me this way! We are going through our first hatch right now using an incubator my son made from a cooler. Yesterday was the official hatch day and this morning we had a pip and good news we came home to a CHICK however...his foot was caught in the incubator fan

we got its foot unstuck however 2 toes are bleeding and swollen. I put some neosporin on it and put it back in the incubator. it is cheaping and resting and is moving around a bit...should I do something else? I know it says to not feed them for a couple days after hatching but since it is injured should i?

Also...I have another egg that as of 2:15pm had piped the shell off the egg however did not poke through the white part. is that ok? it is now 9pm so it has been 7 hours


Thanks!!

Hi Jes!! How in the world did that happen! CONGRATS ON THE HATCH, I bed he was so excited too!!

I can give no help in regards to the foot but this is my orthopedics link.. if you need more later on I have more
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

The new pip that didnt go through...... I would read back a few pages, ok SEVERAL LOL, as this is what was happening at the beginning with 3D's chicken.... I would open a tiny hole at that white spot so that your sure she is getting oxygen. and if you hear her chirp put her back in and wait!

in the mean time read through how we all helped 3D through her hatch and TAKE THE TIME TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK before you go any further than a tiny hole ok??? if you cant find the links in the thread, its all in that article just scroll down to day 18 candle and read on!!!

 

[JesikaD01]

the covering we had on the fan was too big and its little toes fit through but it is climbing all around so I think it will be fine

I opened the hole a little in the other egg and it was cheeping and moving yay!

 

[3Dchicken]

My first chick I ever hatched did the same thing with the lights as yours, 3D and she was fine and is a happy, healthy laying hen now! She hatched late and I had to help her and everything just like yours haha.

Good to hear! WHEW!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

the covering we had on the fan was too big and its little toes fit through but it is climbing all around so I think it will be fine

I opened the hole a little in the other egg and it was cheeping and moving yay!

GOOD just remember what Gabby said on the other thread about the other chicks and red/blood etc....

AWESOME!! all is well..... see what happens until morning!! YAY!!! How many are in yet?

 

[JesikaD01]

there are 8 eggs total

 

[Sally Sunshine]

there are 8 eggs total

oh YAY this is gonna be interesting!!! One of our French Blue Copper Maran eggs are rocking and rolling so bad!! But still no pip... but its only day 18!! We run the coolerbator a little warmer, more like 100.5 so I think this is why....

 

[chicksooner]

Yay 3D. You have a pretty chick!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hey RachelRoxan what happend to ya???? gosh is that name corret?? lol I think I just typed my sons girlfriends name in instead

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

PICTURESSSS :333

DDDDD Question: Is it normal for a chick that just hatched to run to the heat? Because Hope has just smushed her body against the jars protecting her from the heat... When I tried to get her away so she wouldn't burn herself, she just went back. She is still there, and I put a facecloth (blanket) on her, and she is sleeping right in front of the light. I don't want her so be too cold, but where she is is really hot... Will she be okay, or should she be so close to the light? Will she be less cold when she gets her fluff all puffy and warm??? I don't want her to be too cold...

Congrats Yes she will warm up when she drys out

 

[Rockashelle]

the covering we had on the fan was too big and its little toes fit through but it is climbing all around so I think it will be fine

I opened the hole a little in the other egg and it was cheeping and moving yay!

 

Woo hoo! Good news! Just watch that the other chicks don't start pecking at her toes. If so, find the quietest chick and separate them or you can have a real mess on your hands. Other chicks will peck at the sores on others creating bigger ouchies to deal with. Neosporin was a good choice by the way. Don't be surprised if the chick loses a toenail or two.