Flock/Life Journey's 2019

[Ladybird CA]

And then once you don't see veins you can slowly pull back of the membrane but stop if you see any blood

 

[Spudsnsalsa]

Hi my name is Myles
I live in Ireland.
I breed partridge,blue buff columbian and lemon Pyle brahmas

Where in Ireland? I just moved to Kerry from the US. Will be keeping you in mind if I ever expand my flock to include Brahmas.

 

[WVduckchick]

Oh also I have a concern because the secound standerd egg had pipped and I made the mistake of not immediately swapping it upon putting the 2 chicks tighter and I believe someone tore a hole in the protective membrane around the chick and now there's blood.... if theyve pipped can I assume theyre fully formed? Or is there chance he is still absorbing and may bleed out? He pipped yesterday late afternoon and it now 7 am so its been at least 10 hrs

Can you get a pic of the bloody spot?

They are still absorbing, even after pipping, but usually if they hit a vein, its not automatic death. Its possible that it was an "important" one, and if its still alive after that many hours, its probably safe now.

The other thing to watch is that the blood could dry out and cause an issue of getting the chick stuck, so keep an eye out for that. Once it gets active and starts trying to zip, you could jump in and help if it seems to be having problems. Once they start a full zip on their own, they should finish within an hour (give/take a few minutes). But if they start and stop for too long, its no big deal to just pop the cap off yourself.

 

[tacothechicken]

@WVduckchick ok will do and my incubator is kinda humid right now so I can't get a clear shot :/ I did chip back the shell though because there was enough blood in beginning that I thought it was going to choke and drown. Not seeing new blood any more though there was guide a bit originally. Baby still chirping and breathing but I think the blood from just now's definitly gonna cause hatching issues

 

[tacothechicken]

@WVduckchick vein was right over nose as you can see. Blood seems to have stopped though.

 

[ronott1]

Oh also I have a concern because the secound standerd egg had pipped and I made the mistake of not immediately swapping it upon putting the 2 chicks tighter and I believe someone tore a hole in the protective membrane around the chick and now there's blood.... if theyve pipped can I assume theyre fully formed? Or is there chance he is still absorbing and may bleed out? He pipped yesterday late afternoon and it now 7 am so its been at least 10 hrs

The internal and external pips have to do with the chick needing air to breath. There is yolk to absorb and blood flow to stop in the external veins that connect to the yolk.

Also, it take two to three days for the organs to start working after the chick hatches. If a hatched chick makes it three days, they will likely continue to grow up into adults. Those first three days are crucial and where you can see them die from organ failure

 

[tacothechicken]

Nother baby hatched, I pulled him out and stuck him in the still air so my bleeder situation doesn't get any more dangerous!

 

[WVduckchick]

@WVduckchick vein was right over nose as you can see. Blood seems to have stopped though.
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Of all the places to pip, why do they choose places where veins are??

Can you see the nostrils? Hopefully they are clear. Other than maybe dabbing the blood with a q-tip, there really isn’t much else you can do but sit and wait, and hope for the best.

 

[WVduckchick]

Nother baby hatched, I pulled him out and stuck him in the still air so my bleeder situation doesn't get any more dangerous!
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[tacothechicken]

4th is hatching as we speak...