Hatchling Emergency

[NubbyRyuu]

EDIT: The little baby sadly passed away.

My neighbor's husband went and cracked the egg, neither of us know how or why. I removed some of the dry membrane (looking at its condition a wet cloth might not be good). I can't tell if he hit a vessel, but it does still move and we can see a pulse. It's back in the incubator resting as is. Anybody know what to do from here? I'm thinking it should hatch on its own since the thinner membrane doesn't look pierced.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi, I’m sorry to say but in my opinion it’s highly unlikely that this chick will survive. That is a tremendous amount of blood that should not be there if the chick were ready to hatch. Right now the only thing you can do is leave it be and try to keep the membrane moist.

Please do check out this article & good luck ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/

 

[fire370]

You can try but more than likely you’ll lose it. Never understood why people can’t leave them alone and let them do their thing. Chickens been hatching eggs without our help for longer than we’ve been around.

 

[NubbyRyuu]

You can try but more than likely you’ll lose it. Never understood why people can’t leave them alone and let them do their thing. Chickens been hatching eggs without our help for longer than we’ve been around.

I dunno what her husband was thinking, neither of us do. We're hoping it'll survive; she lost one already.

 

[NubbyRyuu]

Hi, I’m sorry to say but in my opinion it’s highly unlikely that this chick will survive. That is a tremendous amount of blood that should not be there if the chick were ready to hatch. Right now the only thing you can do is leave it be and try to keep the membrane moist.

Please do check out this article & good luck ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/

Thank you! I'll shoot her the link!

 

[CarpCharacin]

RIP.

 

[HuffleClaw]

I’m glad you tried to save it. I’m so sorry it didn’t make it

 

[NubbyRyuu]

I’m glad you tried to save it. I’m so sorry it didn’t make it

I tried. Was it okay to remove the dry membrane? I made sure the thinner more transparent one wasn't torn.

 

[HuffleClaw]

I tried. Was it okay to remove the dry membrane? I made sure the thinner more transparent one wasn't torn.

I wouldn’t have, but removing the membrane surely wouldn’t have been the sole cause of death

 

[NubbyRyuu]

I wouldn’t have, but removing the membrane surely wouldn’t have been the sole cause of death

I wouldn't think so; it just seemed really fragile. Her husband said it looked underdeveloped, so I wonder if it just wasn't ready, even though it was shaking beforehand.