INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

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@casportpony , what do you think the chances of a chick surviving after it hatches with what appears to be pieces of it's yolk sac stuck to the shell? It cmae from one of the worst saddled air cells in this batch, but it managed to pip and zip on it's own. I had it sitting in an egg crate, so when it didn't hop out of the shell, I figured it was because of it's position. After letting it sit like that for about an hour, I tipped the shell so it could push out. When it did, it's innards were stuck to the shell. I eased it back into it's shell, then moved it to my other incubator. I figured it would die soon, since it appeared rather weak. That was at 7am this morning. When I came home for lunch at 12:30pm, it was still alive and chirping up a storm. I decided to at least try to do something, since the contents of the shell had dried somewhat and there was something that resembled a dried umbilical cord attaching the mass and abdomen. I used sterile scissors to cut the cord fairly close to the abdomen, which was thankfully closed, then patted it wound down with betadine. There was little-to-no bleeding whatsoever. Since I don't have any electrolyte handy, I gave it some artificially flavored fruit punch, thinking the sugar might give it a boost. It's resting now, or maybe dying, but it's still alive. This is the chick...



 
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