Did unhatched chick bleed to death?

[Tiana's chickens]

So today is hatch day. Had 8 hatch so far but one egg just died Seemed like it was doing really well, had externally pipped, then suddenly died. I did a quick eggtopsie and the chick was slightly mal-positioned and heap of blood was in the egg like it had pecked a blood vessel? Does that happen?

 

[BuffOrpington567]

Probaly

 

[HuffleClaw]

I’m not an expert by any means, but I’m thinking the chick may have pipped into a main blood vessel that hadn’t yet been absorbed (along with the yolk sac).

 

[BuffOrpington567]

Probaly huffleclaw

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

So today is hatch day. Had 8 hatch so far but one egg just died Seemed like it was doing really well, had externally pipped, then suddenly died. I did a quick eggtopsie and the chick was slightly mal-positioned and heap of blood was in the egg like it had pecked a blood vessel? Does that happen?

Unfortunately yes this can sometimes happen. I’ve had it happen a couple of times. Sad yes, but part of nature and it’s ways.

Good luck with your other chicks.

 

[BuffOrpington567]

welcome to BYC Tianas chickens

 

[Tiana's chickens]

Thank you people. Definitely sad this happened but I'll keep my mind on the 8 healthy fluff balls I do have and more to come


Pretty sure I know why the chick was mal-positioned. While I was away I had a broody hen on 4 eggs, she got off the nest and the eggs were left stone cold over night. By the time my parents found them they felt it was too late so they didn't put the eggs in the incubator a few days later I got home and put them in the incubator myself. Somehow 2 out of 4 survived because they went dormant in the cold, one has hatched perfectly and yeah other was mal-positioned and hit a blood vessel unfortunately