Help Please - Shrink wrapped Chick

[Shu Shu]

Aloha, I had my very first hatch yesterday! 11 were successfully moved to the brooder this morning, one chick unzipped but got rolled by a sibling onto the zip and died because it seemed she was then unable to hatch in the new position. The picture below is of the last chick in the incubator. I finally assisted this morning 36 hours after the pip. I never opened the incubator during the hatch (hence the one that died unzipped) and humidity was a constant 75%. This little chick is very shrink wrapped with caked matter all over. Her wing was stuck to her body which I q-tip removed, but she is REALLY caked. I tried the warm wash cloth but she keeps wriggling out and wont stay in it. She is peeping and walking around though. Any advice here for a new Chicken Mama? I really want her to live, and then we will have an even dozen on mother's day! Please offer any thing that has worked for you. I live in Hawaii so temp and humidity are great year round. MAHALO!!

 

[TheChicken-nator]

Give it some sugar water and offer food with crumbled hard boiled egg yolk. I would keep an eye on the little one and put her in a separate brooding box. If she's still alive and alert is a few days I would put her back with the other chicks.

 

[MGG]

Give it some sugar water and offer food with crumbled hard boiled egg yolk. I would keep an eye on the little one and put her in a separate brooding box. If she's still alive and alert is a few days I would put her back with the other chicks.

Don't feed or water it yet. It's too young and weak. You can offer some sugar water tomorrow, don't feed until after it drinks. They can live off of the yolk for 3 days.

 

[MGG]

Aloha, I had my very first hatch yesterday! 11 were successfully moved to the brooder this morning, one chick unzipped but got rolled by a sibling onto the zip and died because it seemed she was then unable to hatch in the new position. The picture below is of the last chick in the incubator. I finally assisted this morning 36 hours after the pip. I never opening the incubator during the hatch (hence the one that died unzipped) and humidity was a constant 75%. This little chick is very shrink wrapped with caked matter all over. Her wing was stuck to her body which I q-tip removed, but she is REALLY caked. I tried the warm wash cloth but she keeps wriggling out and wont stay in it. She is peeping and walking around though. Any advice here for a new Chicken Mama? I really want her to live, and then we will have an even dozen on mother's day! Please offer any thing that has worked for you. I live in Hawaii so temp and humidity are great year round. MAHALO!!

First of all, Happy Mother's Day! What was the humidity the 18 days? It might actually be a "sticky chick", a result of too high humidity. I would get a dry toothbrush and rub her real good. Thats what I always do. You might have to just wait until tomorrow and give her a little bath. Be very careful.

 

[Shu Shu]

Give it some sugar water and offer food with crumbled hard boiled egg yolk. I would keep an eye on the little one and put her in a separate brooding box. If she's still alive and alert is a few days I would put her back with the other chicks.

Thank you so much! I will do this for sure. She also has some feet problems, waking funny, so I will add some B vitamins as well.

 

[Shu Shu]

Don't feed or water it yet. It's too young and weak. You can offer some sugar water tomorrow, don't feed until after it drinks. They can live off of the yolk for 3 days.

Thank you, I will get the food ready for tomorrow. What about all this caked goo? Just leave it alone? I don't think she can fluff?

 

[Shu Shu]

First of all, Happy Mother's Day! What was the humidity the 18 days? It might actually be a "sticky chick", a result of too high humidity. I would get a dry toothbrush and rub her real good. That's what I always do. You might have to just wait until tomorrow and give her a little bath. Be very careful.

Wow! Thank you. I borrowed the incubator from a friend and have since bought my own and calibrate mine. Didn't know, and didn't calibrated hers before setting. When it was time to lock down I removed them from the turner and placed them in my calibrated incubator. I then calibrated hers and discovered her humidity levels were wrong on the control center by 10%. So yes! The humidity was very high during the 18 days so you are most likely right. I will wait until tomorrow, give her the sugar water, yolk crumble and B vitamins (for her feet, walking funny) and then a gentle and careful dry toothbrush bath. I REALLY appreciate your advice. THANKS!! Happy Mother's day to you too, regardless of gender, I'm sure you do lots of mothering!

 

[MGG]

Wow! Thank you. I borrowed the incubator from a friend and have since bought my own and calibrate mine. Didn't know, and didn't calibrated hers before setting. When it was time to lock down I removed them from the turner and placed them in my calibrated incubator. I then calibrated hers and discovered her humidity levels were wrong on the control center by 10%. So yes! The humidity was very high during the 18 days so you are most likely right. I will wait until tomorrow, give her the sugar water, yolk crumble and B vitamins (for her feet, walking funny) and then a gentle and careful dry toothbrush bath. I REALLY appreciate your advice. THANKS!! Happy Mother's day to you too, regardless of gender, I'm sure you do lots of mothering!

Glad I could help! That definitely would be it. How is she walking? Sounds like you have a good plan. I'm female, and I do have lots of bird children lol. Thanks!