First Time Egg Candler Scared!

[coleson12]

Good job Coleson! I have been following a long and hoping for the best for you and Rocky.

I would be very careful with the cord. I washed and pulled some poop off the lower abdomen once and yolk started pouring out of the chick. It was super sad.

I think his name is going to be ted

 

[chicapee]

Oh my goodness, I have been a nervous wreck reading this thread. Well done coleson. My babies are due on Friday. I am starting to get a bit nervous now. I will be starting lock down tomorrow night. This is my first hatch too. Good luck for the rest of your hatch. I have been with you all the way.

 

[WVduckchick]

I think his name is going to be ted

Ted Nugent? Nah, you're probably too young to know who he is LOL

Oh my goodness, I have been a nervous wreck reading this thread. Well done coleson. My babies are due on Friday. I am starting to get a bit nervous now. I will be starting lock down tomorrow night. This is my first hatch too. Good luck for the rest of your hatch. I have been with you all the way.

Good luck with your hatch. Keep us posted!

 

[FridayYet]

Sounds like you are doing all you can Coleson, following along, hoping for the best!

 

[chicapee]

Thanks wvduckchick, and I will.

 

[coleson12]

Oh my goodness, I have been a nervous wreck reading this thread. Well done coleson. My babies are due on Friday. I am starting to get a bit nervous now. I will be starting lock down tomorrow night. This is my first hatch too. Good luck for the rest of your hatch. I have been with you all the way.

Thanks so much that means a lot

 

[WVduckchick]

While we have a moment here...

@BYC910 I was thinking about your candler... Instead of putting the light inside the box, and sitting the egg on top, I would like to make something where the light sits on top (maybe in its own enclosure) but you put the egg into the box, with a peep hole cut in the box. I like to candle at different times, and I only have one good closet that I can get real darkness. So if its dark in the box, an I put the egg inside, then I could look through a peep hole. Maybe? The problem is something to hold the egg up to the light hole. I'd like to make some kind of ring, to sit the egg on (think of the old timey dip rings for coloring Easter eggs) but obviously more sturdy. And devise a way to lift the egg to the light source. Maybe just a rod that I can slide up and down, for different sized eggs.
Tell me what I'm missing...

 

[coleson12]

Here is a pic of ted. His name is ted because he was an assis"ted" hatch.

Is there anything I can do about the shell the umbilical cord is attached to?

 

[WVduckchick]

Here is a pic of ted. His name is ted because he was an assis"ted" hatch.

Is there anything I can do about the shell the umbilical cord is attached to?

Ted is a cute name. Looks like another black? Is he moving much? The cord should come off by itself, as he gets some strength and starts moving around more. If you really want to try to remove it, you could crunch the shell and get the majority of it off, and just leave the piece of shell where its attached. I'm getting worried about your other eggs though. You've been in and out of the bator a lot. I'm assuming your humidity has been staying up there. I don't think you want to go through another Ted.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

The cord should eventually come off by itself. If it is still attatched by the time he's fluffed and you want to try him in the brooder, you can tie it off with some floss or thread up closer to the "navel" and cut it. (sc might have a heart attack,) but I would leave him in the bator for a good share of the day. He needs lots of rest and not to be picked on by the others. You might want to offer him some water w/electrolyte or sugar water though as I imagine he's probably a little more stressed and weak and he could have a bit of dehydration after all this.