Hands on hatching and help

[ShanandGem]

I wish a potbellied pig would wander into MY yard....

 

[casportpony]

Anyone know what this malposition is?

 

[casportpony]

This is what it looked like yesterday:








-Kathy

 

[teaandyarn]

Okay. My baby #1 that hatched has been very energetic all day long and knocking the other eggs about insanely. I just had #2 hatch, and I had to help a little tiny bit because membrane was starting to dry out. I just pried a little of the membrane apart where it was having difficulty (even in one section where it had already zipped there was still membrane webbing across) then put it on a damp paper towel and back in the incubator and it hatched the rest of the way on its own... and then I saw that something is still attached to its bottom.

I immediately pulled #1 out (its dry and fluffy now and WAY too desperate for a flock mate to be left in there with one that has a problem), and have it in the brooder.

What do I need to do about #2? Is this something that just needs a little time to clear up on its own? Or is there some I can/should do?



I also have one that I know has pipped into the membrane right NEXT to the air sack. And I think it's because of #1 knocking them all around all morning. :/

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Okay. My baby #1 that hatched has been very energetic all day long and knocking the other eggs about insanely. I just had #2 hatch, and I had to help a little tiny bit because membrane was starting to dry out. I just pried a little of the membrane apart where it was having difficulty (even in one section where it had already zipped there was still membrane webbing across) then put it on a damp paper towel and back in the incubator and it hatched the rest of the way on its own... and then I saw that something is still attached to its bottom. I immediately pulled #1 out (its dry and fluffy now and WAY too desperate for a flock mate to be left in there with one that has a problem), and have it in the brooder. What do I need to do about #2? Is this something that just needs a little time to clear up on its own? Or is there some I can/should do? I also have one that I know has pipped into the membrane right NEXT to the air sack. And I think it's because of #1 knocking them all around all morning. :/

That just looks like the umbilical cord. Give it time and it will come off on its own. I've always been told that the others knocking them around won't cause a problem and that it actually stimulates the others to hatch. I'm always afraid they won't be able to pip or zip if they get turned over though lol. Chick number 1 will be fine in the brooder alone for now. I just give mine a small stuffed animal to cuddle and they thing it's mama lol.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Anyone know what this malposition is?

Did it stick it's head back under the left wing??

Okay. My baby #1 that hatched has been very energetic all day long and knocking the other eggs about insanely. I just had #2 hatch, and I had to help a little tiny bit because membrane was starting to dry out. I just pried a little of the membrane apart where it was having difficulty (even in one section where it had already zipped there was still membrane webbing across) then put it on a damp paper towel and back in the incubator and it hatched the rest of the way on its own... and then I saw that something is still attached to its bottom.

I immediately pulled #1 out (its dry and fluffy now and WAY too desperate for a flock mate to be left in there with one that has a problem), and have it in the brooder.

What do I need to do about #2? Is this something that just needs a little time to clear up on its own? Or is there some I can/should do?



I also have one that I know has pipped into the membrane right NEXT to the air sack. And I think it's because of #1 knocking them all around all morning. :/

Yup, just a tiny bit of umbilicus and a little egg poo and goo. It should be fine as long as the "navel" closes up.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I am ashamed to say that I don't know if it was the left wing.

Guess I might be able to tell once it's fluffed up if the left wing has those dark feathers between the whites ones. Of course both wings could look the same.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

@AmyLynn2374 , this is one of the six shipped eggs from PA, which cost me $$$, so I wasn't thinking straight when I was assisting.

-Kathy

 

[elizabethu42]

The chicks hatched

 

[casportpony]

@AmyLynn2374 , I think that was the left wing!

-Kathy