Help-newly hatched Chick shivering and weak

[coffeemama]

So I went against the rules and "helped" a chick out of the egg. It was the only chick that made it to the hatcher from some $25 shipped eggs, and I couldn't stand to see it die in the egg. Anyway, after a bloody mess when I tried to pick away some of the shell last night (stopped as soon as I saw blood and put it back in the bator), I started on it again late this morning. It pushed out of the membrane this afternoon, and has been laying there since. It did move to a different side of the bator, and tries to get up when I peep at it. It is taking forever to dry, and is shivering. Is there anything I can do for it at this point?
Not looking for "you shouldn't have interfered" answers. Thanks!

Also wanted to add that all other chicks hatched 1-3 days ago. It was the last.

 

[dlhunicorn]

I do natural hatch... I read about the incubator hatches and what I find significant between the two is the matter of the lights...
Now I know you need them for keeping them warm and the right temperature is crucial however with a natural hatch the first few days are very quiet and still really most of the time as they spend most of their time under mamma >>>nice and warm and DARK... I have often thought if the simple fact of all that air/space above them in combination with the lights does not stress them out a bit...not a good thing when you have a weak chick with problems such as you describe. I have helped chicks (none with a significant amount of unabsorbed sacs) and sometimes they were too weak to trust with mamma and all the jostling chickies so I took my little special electric shoulder heating pad and put it on low and and made a little cave of it and then nestled the chickie inside that till it came around... nice and dark and the chick quieted down almost immediately. When it started peeping then I knew it was time to put under mamma ...
I am not sure how to advise you as if your birdie is already REALLY weak and with a rather significantly large unabsorbed sac or such ... temps are so important and you must be so vey careful not to jostle that unabsorbed sac.... Good luck with your chickie.

 

[coffeemama]

The sac is fully absorbed-no problem with that. It is still in the incubator because I'm afraid to move it out under the light and chill it. Thanks for the reply dl.

 

[coffeemama]

Thanks for the one reply
Anyway, the chick died overnight-never could get it's feet under it. It's no big deal-so is nature! Next time I will for sure have a less hands on approach. I helped three chicks, and two of them are doing great, but they only needed help because their membranes dried out when I was opening the bator to remove other chicks. This chick just wasn't destined to hatch-but it's so hard when they are peeping at you!

 

[Barnyard]

So sorry about the little chick. Don't beat yourself up about helping it out of the shell. I would have did the same thing if I was in your shoes. It is possible that something else was wrong with it that you couldn't see.

 

[coffeemama]

Yes, I don't think it was all right. The guy I bought the rir bantam eggs from threw them in unwrapped and loose with some peanuts and a sheet of foam on the top and bottom of box. The others had ruptured airsacs-I'm really suprised that one made it as far as it did. I do have 14 happy healthy bantam eggs from other sources though