Egg hatch help

[GitaBooks]

Wish I had known not to put a chick in this condition under the hen.

Now I know, but poor baby...

I'm sorry to hear that.

It was the same way for me.

 

[findlayka]

Here's a test to tell if the egg is still alive. Good luck!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ng-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching

 

[findlayka]

@http://www.backyardchickens.com/u/342087/rubynala97 I did the float test and the egg did a low float, completely vertical. Does this mean it is no good? I thought I saw somewhere that it should angle slightly at this stage.

 

[RubyNala97]

@http://www.backyardchickens.com/u/342087/rubynala97 I did the float test and the egg did a low float, completely vertical. Does this mean it is no good? I thought I saw somewhere that it should angle slightly at this stage.

I believe that means that the air cell did not drawn down on the egg and it probably quit late. No movement when it floated? Healthy eggs will start to wiggle in the water. But not always. Give it a good candling in a dark place. Don't hold to much hope for it but see if you can spot any movement inside the egg. It's probably a goner though. Sorry.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

@MelissaZeno what happened with the little chick with the unabsorbed yolk?? Did it make it?

 

[MelissaZeno]

No it didn't. we have a chick that the mother pecked half the head and the skin is gone. what can we do?

 

[GitaBooks]

No it didn't. we have a chick that the mother pecked half the head and the skin is gone. what can we do?

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope this helps: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/695687/hen-attacked-chick

 

[MelissaZeno]

Thank you for your help!