Have a real dark egg anyone have suggestions?

[mswendeu]

I came out this morning the inner membrane was white like paper and the humidity was down to 56% the paper towel was dry.
That little dry spot is where it's beak is so I wet it and peeled a little of the inner membrane away.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I came out this morning the inner membrane was white like paper and the humidity was down to 56% the paper towel was dry.
That little dry spot is where it's beak is so I wet it and peeled a little of the inner membrane away.

If the veining has receeded I'd go ahead and help it. With humidity that low and membranes that dry it'd be a miracle if he does it by himself.

 

[mswendeu]

it's still alive I don't know how or why but I am worried if I help it out I will be pulling feathers out. So I need some assistance. Tell me how to get it wet enough to help it get free.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

it's still alive I don't know how or why but I am worried if I help it out I will be pulling feathers out. So I need some assistance. Tell me how to get it wet enough to help it get free.

Do you have some cotton balls? If not I'd soak me a paper towel with some warm water and start dabbing, even gently squeezing a little water over it (away from the beak of course). Once it was nice and moist and transparent again I would gently start pulling that membrane over his head. and freeing his body. He'll probably need extra patting in some stickier spots with the water to loosen the membranes. Good luck. He's a little fighter isn't he? You can even use some bacitration on the membrane if you have it.

 

[mswendeu]

It was talking to me while I wet it I pulled some more shell held it over the sink and wet it with warm water and my finger tip. Peeled some membrane back. I don't want to hurt it so I place it back in the wet paper towel and put it back in the bator. Hopefully it can do the rest I feel terrible it's been 3 days.

 

[mswendeu]

Do Anconas have black feet?

 

[mswendeu]

 

[lazy gardener]

IMO, that chick won't hatch without a LOT of help, if it's been 3 days since pip. It obviously wants to live, since it's talking. I'd give it a hot tub treatment. Fill a good sized bowl up with warm water. You can float the egg/chick in the water while you work to free the membrane. Obviously, keep the head above water at all times, and beware of the likelihood of water pooling here and there inside the membrane as you work on it. That water then can back splash resulting in aspiration if it gets on the chicks face. If you go this route, you're committed to keep at it until you have the chick free of membrane and shell. By now, if it hasn't absorbed yolk and vessels, I'm guessing it's a lost cause anyway. I've had good success with 2 assisted hatches this way. Then, that chick will most likely need supportive care with electrolytes and pro-biotics. My favorite go-to for stressed chicks is Poultry Nutri-Drench.

 

[mswendeu]

IMO, that chick won't hatch without a LOT of help, if it's been 3 days since pip. It obviously wants to live, since it's talking. I'd give it a hot tub treatment. Fill a good sized bowl up with warm water. You can float the egg/chick in the water while you work to free the membrane. Obviously, keep the head above water at all times, and beware of the likelihood of water pooling here and there inside the membrane as you work on it. That water then can back splash resulting in aspiration if it gets on the chicks face. If you go this route, you're committed to keep at it until you have the chick free of membrane and shell. By now, if it hasn't absorbed yolk and vessels, I'm guessing it's a lost cause anyway. I've had good success with 2 assisted hatches this way. Then, that chick will most likely need supportive care with electrolytes and pro-biotics. My favorite go-to for stressed chicks is Poultry Nutri-Drench.

I have the sav-achik stuff. This little guy is so tired. When I peeled more membrane back I saw what looks to me to be dried yolk in it. SO I don't know. I could put it in the bowl of water but, if I do that it won't fit in the brinsea like that. I have the bottom half of the shell wrapped in the paper napkin. And I had to keep teasing away at the membrane around its head. So it let its neck and head out from under its wing and than laid down in there. poor thing.

 

[lazy gardener]

No, you can't put it in a bowl of water and set it in the incubator. the water is only to be able to tease the membranes away. If you're seeing yolk, I have no idea what you should do.