Help! Zipped chicks are stuck, been over 24-48 hours been trying to keep them moist!

[foxypoproxy]

Thanks for responding.

I gave it some poly-vi-sol a few hours ago and i think that helped it alot.
I thought it was ok leaving it over night but i just wanted to make sure

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I would hate to wake up to it dead after working so hard to save it

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Yes, it can stay in the 'bator overnight and no, it doesn't need to drink until then. It probably won't eat much for another day, as it's still "living off" the yolk.

Good job saving it!

 

[Dingo]

It might act a little less energetic than normal due to it's struggle to get out of the shell, I'd give it the poly or some save a chick for a few days to help it regain its strength. I had a bottom pip'r for the valentines day hatch, it was sleepy for a few days then it started perking up, the extra handling has made it an incredibly tame chick. I also helped a cleft and cross beaked coturnix chick, it didn't even pip the egg on its own. The cot chick is also thriving, even with it's crooked cleft beak.

 

[foxypoproxy]

Well its in the brooder with the others. Ive been giving it poly-vi-sol and I'm still trying to teach it where the food and water is.
It seems to like to cuddle with the other chicks.
It isn't as balanced as the others and is alittle weak and falls over alot.
Its umbilical chord has dried to its butt so I'm keeping an eye that the others don't peck it.

 

[leadwolf1]

When mine dried like that and it was very dry...wrapped around a leg I took a pair of sharp scissors and snipped it off...being very careful not to pull or damage it in any way.

 

[foxypoproxy]

Well its like a dried scab stuck to where the yolk sac would have been absorbed.
I know it absorbed the yolk sac, but it has a white/scab there. It was blocking some of its vent at first so i just had to clear it so it could poop.
It doesn't seem to be doing to well after i cleared it with warm water though. I put some olive oil on its vent afterward to prevent sticking and future clumping.
One of my other chicks keeps wanting to peck its butt. we are considering putting it in a box in the brooder but last time i did that with my chick (my last chick that died last hatch) it got alot worse...