HELP!!! Egg has gone unpipped for 36 hours after others all hatched!!! Still alive.

[jessim]

How is the chick?

It’s breathing still. Veins look a little wet still. It’s not cheeping that much. But breathing well. We put coconut oil on the membrane to keep it from drying out. Upped the humidity. We figured it will likely need some encouragement to leave the shell completely when it’s done absorbing whatever else it needs to.

 

[BarnyardChaos]

Are the blood vessels still red with blood? Or are they drying up?
Is it still moving its beak in a chewing or yawning motion?

I'm afraid if you wait much longer, it will lose the strength to survive. If the blood vessels don't look active, and it's not chewing anymore, then please help this baby out of the shell.

 

[jessim]

The blood vessels seem to be drying up, but it is still doing the chewing motion with its mouth.

 

[BarnyardChaos]

OK then, it might need a little more time to absorb yolk! It seems so very late, though. You can peel a bit more of the shell to expose some of the membrane, and a little oil on that will show the blood vessels clearly, if any.

 

[jessim]

I don't see any blood vessels. Do you? With that beak, I don't think it will ever be able to get itself out. If blood vessels are dried up, I'd proceed with the assist. Peel it very slowly, very carefully - and the moment you see blood STOP. Press a piece of paper towel on it to stop bleeding, and wait some more. If all is going well, continue until you can see the navel and any yolk that remains.

The blood vessels look pretty dry. It’s the chewing motion I’m really concerned with because I see that means it’s not done absorbing the yolk. I just cannot see leaving it in there much longer. It keeps trying to push out and it’s breaking my heart

 

[BarnyardChaos]

The blood vessels look pretty dry. It’s the chewing motion I’m really concerned with because I see that means it’s not done absorbing the yolk. I just cannot see leaving it in there much longer. It keeps trying to push out and it’s breaking my heart

I'd go ahead and help. I wonder if it's 'chewing' because it's just trying to zip out of the shell and not because it still has yolk to absorb. I'll be up for awhile yet, and watching this thread. I so want your little one to survive.

 

[BarnyardChaos]

I've had chicks kick completely out of the shell, with some stringy yolk still attached and dragging behind them, or a small amount still stuck to their belly. I leave those in the incubator until the bits have dried up or fallen off.

 

[BarnyardChaos]

@jessim I hope everything goes well with your chick. I've gotta get some shut-eye, so I'll check back in the morning. Hopefully you'll have pics of a beautiful little chick with a very unique beak!

 

[Tumbleweedlynn]

I’m curious as to how this played out. Is this your first hatch?

 

[Chicken poppy]

I hope all goes well, keep us updated.