Help! Video: Chick Hatched with yolk not yet absorbed!

[DirtLaneFarm]

It is not out the vent. It is the "belly button". It is very fiesty, but does not walk yet. It does move around alot and make alot of noise. His belly is kind of swollen. I do the dry hatch of incubation.

 

[DirtLaneFarm]

Hopefully, when I get home today, this little Americauna chick will be better. I have segragated it from the others under a warm lamp. Going to stop for some vitamins in its water. Or, nature may have resolved it for itsself.

 

[DirtLaneFarm]

I am not sure what is going on. Today is day 25. Got 4 more that are trying to hatch and I noticed that they have not finished absorbing the egg sacks. One was in the shell upside down, so I decided that at this late date to "help". It is not going to survive, but I needed to look. The egg sack is very large. I did a dry incubation up until day 19 and then added water. Temperatures staryed pretty consistant throughout. I don't know. Going to clean and sanitize the incubator one more time and try again with fewer eggs. Boy, this is tough. I wish my silly hens would decide she wants to hatch some eggs!

 

[ang3lb0y]

I am not sure what is going on.  Today is day 25. Got 4 more that are trying to hatch and I noticed that they have not finished absorbing the egg sacks.  One was in the shell upside down, so I decided that at this late date to "help". It is not going to survive, but I needed to look. The egg sack is very large.  I did a dry incubation up until day 19 and then added water.  Temperatures staryed pretty consistant throughout.  I don't know. Going to clean and sanitize the incubator one more time and try again with fewer eggs. Boy, this is tough. I wish my silly hens would decide she wants to hatch some eggs!

Temps. Might have been consistant, but it sounds like you had it low. Should be higher.

 

[DirtLaneFarm]

They stayed right around 100 degrees. Well, I don't know if it has anything to do with it, but I think my turner went out during the last part of incubation. Could this be the side effect?

 

[ang3lb0y]

You're not supposed to turn during the last three days of incubation. Otherwise, you wil get them stuck in a place that will kill them before hatch. If your turner turned off, then that was good. I always just take the turner out and put the eggs on their sides the last three days, into lockdown.

 

[DirtLaneFarm]

I took out the egg turner on day 19 and went to lockdown. Not my first hatch, just my first egg turner. LOL! I think the turner quit before that. My temperatures ranged from 99 to 101 degrees during the whole incubation. Dry incubated and increased humidity during lockdown.