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

[sumi]

Quote: Twelve flashlights? And no batteries? How on earth did you manage that? LOL

Slow Poke? Cute name! As long as he's happy in there, it's good. The others that haven't shown signs of hatching yet, you could candle and artificially pip them, to see if they're o.k. and if they need help. Or just leave them and let nature take it's course. It's up to you. I usually candle and tap if they are a day behind the others and pip for them, dampen the inner membrane with a wet Q-tip and check for signs of life. I have saved some chicks this way, some were malpositioned or just could not pip externally, some were simply not meant to be... But it's worth it if you can get some more chicks hatched.

Sorry to hear about the cross beak chick. If you want to give it a chance there's a wonderful thread on cross beak care etc here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-for-special-needs-chickens-and-their-keepers

 

[jammyjammy2112]

i think my black orp egg may be srink raped it is very sticky the one befor it had a rock hard membrane he is ok now my silkie has just piped and her membrane is white is that normal she pip about an hour and a half ago she is wiggling and cirping alot is that allso normal

 

[sumi]

i think my black orp egg may be srink raped it is very sticky the one befor it had a rock hard membrane he is ok now my silkie has just piped and her membrane is white is that normal she pip about an hour and a half ago she is wiggling and cirping alot is that allso normal

You'll have to "manually" dampen the black Orp's inner membrane (the one covering the chick) if that's the case. You can use a wet Q-tip to wipe it and make sure it's not stuck to the chick. Be careful not to wipe near the chick's face and nostrils. The white membrane and the wiggling and chirping is normal. Actually wiggling and chirping is good! It means you have a strong chick

 

[familypendragon]

Got 2 hours sleep Slow Poke is out his shell! He was completely pasted the membrane but all the yolk and blood was absorbed. His navel was protruding a little so I dabbed corn starch on it help dry it. He is very tired, hope he makes it. I made a concoction of warmed egg yolk and sav-a-chick probiotic and electrolytes powder and scraped a tiny bit into his beak. I will give him a little more later.

 

[sumi]

And there he is... well done you! You can also dribble a little sugar water on his beak to perk him a bit if needed. I see you have another egg pipped, hope the rest of the hatch goes well!

 

[familypendragon]

Twelve flashlights? And no batteries? How on earth did you manage that? LOL

Slow Poke? Cute name! As long as he's happy in there, it's good. The others that haven't shown signs of hatching yet, you could candle and artificially pip them, to see if they're o.k. and if they need help. Or just leave them and let nature take it's course. It's up to you. I usually candle and tap if they are a day behind the others and pip for them, dampen the inner membrane with a wet Q-tip and check for signs of life. I have saved some chicks this way, some were malpositioned or just could not pip externally, some were simply not meant to be... But it's worth it if you can get some more chicks hatched.

Sorry to hear about the cross beak chick. If you want to give it a chance there's a wonderful thread on cross beak care etc here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-for-special-needs-chickens-and-their-keepers

Drilled a small hole in all 4 suspected expired eggs and they all showed head at the wrong end, yolk floating or under development. I am not sure exactly when these last three pipped so don't know how long they have been working at it. I opened their holes a little bit more to encourage them and check on them. One has very dry membrane around the hole and I think that is slowing him down.

 

[sumi]

Quote: Bummer

Good luck with the other 3!

 

[familypendragon]

Thank you - one is doing pretty well zipping now. I find if I set my flashlight above them like a spotlight - they suddenly feel the need to perform, LOL!

 

[familypendragon]

Ugh, had to assist all 3 of the late bloomers. Each was wedged in a bad position and unable to zip either at all or all the way. One had scratched his egg yolk and ruptured it and it had dried and glued him to the inside of his shell. I peeled each shell back slowly and used coconut oil to make the membranes translucent so I could confirm they had absorbed all the yolk and blood they needed before letting them out. All three out without bleeding and with all egg absorbed. The one with the ruptured yolk most concerns me as his naval doesn't look well. We'll see how it goes. He is a real fighter though. He was kicking like crazy inside his dry shell the whole time I was working on him.

This little guy had the exact same malposition as slow poke with his head above instead of below his wing - and back at the top of the shell with virtually no air cell. He had also pipped through the side and had a very dry membrane around his pip.

Only our 2nd Rhode Island White chick in the batch that made it to hatch - same malposition again as slow poke.

You can see how our yolk glued chick looked before I decided to intervene. He could not get past this point. There was virtually no air cell and he had pipped through the side. All kinds of messed up.

Busted yolk all over this baby. He is shellacked to the shell and himself. He tried really hard to free himself and was kicking like crazy and I could feel his toenails scratching the inside of the shell.

Long day/night/day with 2 hours sleep, but with any luck maybe all these babies will make it

 

[sumi]

Ugh, had to assist all 3 of the late bloomers. Each was wedged in a bad position and unable to zip either at all or all the way. One had scratched his egg yolk and ruptured it and it had dried and glued him to the inside of his shell. I peeled each shell back slowly and used coconut oil to make the membranes translucent so I could confirm they had absorbed all the yolk and blood they needed before letting them out. All three out without bleeding and with all egg absorbed. The one with the ruptured yolk most concerns me as his naval doesn't look well. We'll see how it goes. He is a real fighter though. He was kicking like crazy inside his dry shell the whole time I was working on him.

This little guy had the exact same malposition as slow poke with his head above instead of below his wing - and back at the top of the shell with virtually no air cell. He had also pipped through the side and had a very dry membrane around his pip.

Only our 2nd Rhode Island White chick in the batch that made it to hatch - same malposition again as slow poke.

You can see how our yolk glued chick looked before I decided to intervene. He could not get past this point. There was virtually no air cell and he had pipped through the side. All kinds of messed up.

Busted yolk all over this baby. He is shellacked to the shell and himself. He tried really hard to free himself and was kicking like crazy and I could feel his toenails scratching the inside of the shell.

Long day/night/day with 2 hours sleep, but with any luck maybe all these babies will make it

Oh my word, I wonder why you had so many malpositions?

Feed the one with the ruptured yolk sac some watered down yolk as soon as he's ready. I mix 1 tablespoon water to a whole yolk to make it more runny and let the chick drink as much of it as it wants to. It will help replace some of the food it didn't absorb. Good luck with it and

You did an awesome job with these guys! I hope they all pull through and will be o.k. now.