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

[chicksooner]

Hi everyone! I haven't had time to come on here in a while and I returned to 2972 unread posts! Ha!

Anyway, I am having a problem and I am hoping you all will help me as you have in the past.

My most recent hatch was three days ago. About a week before the hatch I had a bad temp spike in the incubator. I am rather surprised that they hatched at all. Most of them are fine, a few have spraddle leg but seem otherwise healthy. Then there is my favorite (I always have a thing for the underdog...) This chick has been incredibly lethargic since about 5 hours post hatch. At first it would just lay on stomach, not roll over if it was on its back, would not open eyes AT ALL, couldn't hold up it's own head, flopped around in my hand etc. For the past two days I have been slowly dripping electrolytes into its beak. It would barely respond. Surprisingly it made it through the night and this morning had eyes open, was able to stand, took a couple sips of water and a bite of food all on it's own. Now I come home from work and the poor thing is back to nearly unresponsive and is opening its beak with every breath.

Can you guys think of what this might be or anything else I can do to help it? It may be a long shot but of course I have grown attached at this point.

I am not sure what to suggest on this except try some Save A Chick. The thing that makes me think this isn't good is the opening beak like it is gasping. I had one like that a while back and I would think it was making progress only to find it an hour later on its side gasping. I had to cull.

 

[Doug Hodges]

Hi everyone! I haven't had time to come on here in a while and I returned to 2972 unread posts! Ha!

Anyway, I am having a problem and I am hoping you all will help me as you have in the past.

My most recent hatch was three days ago. About a week before the hatch I had a bad temp spike in the incubator. I am rather surprised that they hatched at all. Most of them are fine, a few have spraddle leg but seem otherwise healthy. Then there is my favorite (I always have a thing for the underdog...) This chick has been incredibly lethargic since about 5 hours post hatch. At first it would just lay on stomach, not roll over if it was on its back, would not open eyes AT ALL, couldn't hold up it's own head, flopped around in my hand etc. For the past two days I have been slowly dripping electrolytes into its beak. It would barely respond. Surprisingly it made it through the night and this morning had eyes open, was able to stand, took a couple sips of water and a bite of food all on it's own. Now I come home from work and the poor thing is back to nearly unresponsive and is opening its beak with every breath.

Can you guys think of what this might be or anything else I can do to help it? It may be a long shot but of course I have grown attached at this point.

I am not sure what to suggest on this except try some Save A Chick. The thing that makes me think this isn't good is the opening beak like it is gasping. I had one like that a while back and I would think it was making progress only to find it an hour later on its side gasping. I had to cull.

I've got a sick chick too. Very lethargic and laying on its side. It's going on two weeks old. I put new water with sav a chick electrolyte and pro biotic in the water. Dosed it with the poly vi Sol. Went to my boys game after I chased the horses up and down the road for 30 minutes because I left the gate open.

 

[cochins1088]

Wow.. I expected to come back to at least 50 posts, but there were only 5. I know that Sally is at the beach, but where is everyone else?

Anyways, both of my mal-positioned chicks have hatched. The first one had ruptured it's yolk without me noticing.. yikes.. The other one looks good except it has a "kink" in it's neck.

 

[silver1313]

Wow.. I expected to come back to at least 50 posts, but there were only 5. I know that Sally is at the beach, but where is everyone else?

Anyways, both of my mal-positioned chicks have hatched. The first one had ruptured it's yolk without me noticing.. yikes.. The other one looks good except it has a "kink" in it's neck.

aww i hope they do okay !!!

and i was wondering where everyone was when i did the summary tonight ... sally and oz are both gone ... i think if i read right oz leaves tonight ... that might explain the lull ?!?

 

[hillfloweranch]

I've got a sick chick too. Very lethargic and laying on its side. It's going on two weeks old. I put new water with sav a chick electrolyte and pro biotic in the water. Dosed it with the poly vi Sol. Went to my boys game after I chased the horses up and down the road for 30 minutes because I left the gate open.

get some Nutridrench! it's a life saver literally..,.worked on my blue andalusian chicks and now I use it for all my babies!! whether I've hatched them or bought them! it really does work!!

 

[silver1313]

Quote: ive heard some great stuff about that .. where is the best place to get it ?

 

[cochins1088]

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Thanks Silver.

and yeah, Sally and Oz would explain some of it. But there are still quite a few others.

Knock knock! I know you're out there!

 

[sumi]

Good morning, Cochins and Silver

 

[silver1313]

Morning Sumi !!

 

[sumi]

Hi everyone! I haven't had time to come on here in a while and I returned to 2972 unread posts! Ha!

Anyway, I am having a problem and I am hoping you all will help me as you have in the past.

My most recent hatch was three days ago. About a week before the hatch I had a bad temp spike in the incubator. I am rather surprised that they hatched at all. Most of them are fine, a few have spraddle leg but seem otherwise healthy. Then there is my favorite (I always have a thing for the underdog...) This chick has been incredibly lethargic since about 5 hours post hatch. At first it would just lay on stomach, not roll over if it was on its back, would not open eyes AT ALL, couldn't hold up it's own head, flopped around in my hand etc. For the past two days I have been slowly dripping electrolytes into its beak. It would barely respond. Surprisingly it made it through the night and this morning had eyes open, was able to stand, took a couple sips of water and a bite of food all on it's own. Now I come home from work and the poor thing is back to nearly unresponsive and is opening its beak with every breath.

Can you guys think of what this might be or anything else I can do to help it? It may be a long shot but of course I have grown attached at this point.

Nice to see you, stranger!

Take an egg yolk and mix it with 1 or 2 tablespoons of water so its runny and give the chick some of that, so it gets some food. If it's 3 days old now it needs to eat something. And see if you can get some Save a Chick. I hear that stuff's good. Good luck with it!