Emergencie help needed NOW please!!!!

[Feathered Landings]

Sorry for any misspellings....trying to type fast.. My daughter just broke open one of the eggs in the incubator, What do I do??? There's blood filling the sac around the chick and it's still alive. We're on day 18 about to go into lockdown tonight.

Do I break it out or put it back in the incubator. What do I do, this is so hard because it's still alive. Hurry fast please.
Thank you Rachel

 

[fordmommy]

Just leave it like it is and maybe it will survive.

 

[jeaucamom]

press some paper towel to it to try and get the bleeding to stop it will bleed to death otherwise. it is not ready to be hatched yet so keep it in there.

 

[Feathered Landings]

should I put a wet paper towel over the top to keep it from drying out after I dab at the blood? I put it in an egg carton because if I just lay it down the egg is trying to split all the way open. It's still alive and moving...I just hate this I'm practically in tears right now. thanks for the quick responses too I really appreciate it

 

[Feathered Landings]

Just an update...the baby didn't make it.

I really appreciate all your fast responses, gave me a little bit of hope, but just as you said jeaucamom...it wasn't ready yet. Lesson learned, no more 2 yr olds by the incubator, not even for 1 second. Thanks again to all my BYC friends for your advice and support, knew I could count on you

Rachel

 

[jeaucamom]

I am very sorry it didn't make it. Rest assured, we have all made mistakes hatching. I dropped when when moving to lock down and same thing happened. I also dropped one when candling. And I know lots and lots have had similar happening. It doesnt' make your loss any easier, but just know you are not alone. Here's hoping the rest of your hatch goes great!!

 

[fordmommy]

Lots of

. I know how you feel about not letting the kids near the bator. Mine are 4 and 10 and I am so scared that the will accidently bump it off the table or something crazy like that. Be grateful that your child is too young and won't remember what happened. If he or she was older, they might relate to the deathas "they killed it", and may have severe feelings of hatred to themselves for it. Not the child's foult. Stuff happens. We live, we learn, and we make mistakes.

 

[Feathered Landings]

Thanks for all the support. I've dreaded the day that this would happen but I thought it would be more like fordmommy said with the table getting bumped. She's just so excited to see them she thought she could just open it and *voila* baby chicken. She's too young to understand the concept of 21 days or the consequences of opening them. She does understand that I wasn't happy but can't relate that opening the eggs means the baby dies. My 4 yr old understands that the baby died but he's not too sensitive to it, so I don't think it will have a negative affect on him, more of a learning experience for him. Either way, it was a huge learning experience for me, I feel horrible but deep down I knew at some point an accident would probably happen. All I can do is learn from this and do my darn best to make sure it doesn't ever happen again. Thanks again for all the help and very fast responses, it's truly appreciated.

 

[beckymom3]

My 5 year old dropped an egg when we were setting up the incubator. I ask my kids to help me so they learn how to properly handle the eggs, respect the future chick inside, etc. (yes, we homeschool

) Then, on day 10 during candling (my first attempt at this, our first attempt at hatching eggs) I opened what I thought was a rotten/dead egg/embryo and what did I find? A huge embryo, feathers just beginning, all complete and whole and ALIVE! Double lesson learned....

This week, we set up for our second hatch and that same 5 year old meticulously helped me unpack, clean and set 42 eggs. He even wrote the "B" for brahma on the big end for me! I think it is important to have the kids very involved in all this amazing life, esp during the Spring, esp in light of the difficulties of this world. It brings so much happiness!

plus they get the science education (yes, even 2 yr olds can understand some of it).

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and hang in there for the hatch!

 

[kyeschicks]

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sorry for that. I hope you have much better luck next time