Help with my surprise chick please!! Help needed.

[smallbluejellybean]

Button quail - Anyways put a dozen eggs in the incubator. We had power outage for 12 hours and I was sure they were dead, because its been 30 days. Then this morning I went in and was about to throw them out. (I candled them no movement) Well 4 tried to hatch 3 didnt make it and one was almost out (all breach). So I helped the little guy out. Well his yolk was not aborbed at all. I called a vet and he said what I was doing was perfect. Warmth - anti stick serface (female pads) and I was using corn starch to control bleeding. Well the little guy absorbed half the yolk, but about 20 minutes ago I went in there and he had the rest raped around his leg and I mean he was all twisted up. I tried to untangle it as careful as possible but the rest just came off in my hands. He started to bleed again and I applied more corn starch. He is still alive and kicking but weak. Is there anything else I can do - or is he just going to die, because of the tangle. I think he just got too tangled and his leg kept pulling at it. Is it the end because he lost half of his yolk or is there still a chance?
I googled to find out what organs the yolk was connected too but cant find anything?
His eyes are open, but just really weak.
Could I hand feed it with water or hand rearing formula, like I do with my canaries?
HELP
Martha

 

[Overeasyplz]

jeeze, that's tough. I am not sure if you will be able to save him or not. If he doesn't make it don't take it too hard, k?

 

[farrier!]

I have had a couple (chicken) chicks that seemed really behind and weak. I just left them untouched in the incubator. One perked up in 24 hours and 2 turned around in 48. Less often seems to be more at times.
Good luck.

 

[citalk2much]

do as you are doing and also give it a drop of light karo syurp (best) if you do not have light karo then sugar water works just according to my vet not as well or fast as Karo
I have had chicks like that hatch before it is a 50/50 chance and sounds like you are doing the right things

 

[darkfur]

I have heard (not tried personally) that you can wind a piece of dental floss (unflavoured lol) around where the yolk emerges from the umbilicus to cut it off - like tying off a baby's umbilicus. Read it in one of my bird medicine books somewhere and cant' find the page off hand, but may be worth a go if there is a likelihood of the yolk breaking or bleeding. This bird would need to be kept in the cleanest possible environment while it heals and need feeding sooner than your average baby. I use and recommend puppy training pads as a very clean surface for sick birds. Best wishes Jelly

PS I don't think Karo is available easily in Aussie? It's not in NZ. The nearest equivalent would be golden syrup

 

[smallbluejellybean]

It died not because of its condition. The cat got in the bator and ate it. It was going well over night. Bugger you Peanut. Animals waaaaaaaaaa????
Thanks for your responces.
Cheers Martha

 

[darkfur]

is the cat claiming it was a mercy killing?
RIP little fella, you tried your best

 

[peewee]

I'm very sorry about your little guy.