June 2023 Hatch-a-long

[gimmie birdies]

The thin whispy cord is fine to pinch off, if it is thick and gooey that could be intestines. It is normal for the umbilical cord to be connected right after hatch, and it should drop off, but I have seen complications with it still connected if the chick wants to crawl about.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Another Friday chick hatched, a black one. Waiting on one more Friday chick then I get to rest until Mon.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

The thin whispy cord is fine to pinch off, if it is thick and gooey that could be intestines. It is normal for the umbilical cord to be connected right after hatch, and it should drop off, but I have seen complications with it still connected if the chick wants to crawl about.

Interesting. There was what looked like fecal content and a grey blob— She looks fine, pooped in the incubator, dried off and is in the brooder. Ate some crumble, pooped so I’m assuming the GI tract is intact.

 

[gimmie birdies]

All my Friday chicks are out...here are the last 2...

Below are the other chicks that hatched out earlier in the week...
And the yellow headed one was another Friday chick...

Below is the yellow headed chick with one of the last ones...

I went by the community recycle, and found this guy...

 

[gimmie birdies]

This is okay to clip...

Only the cord NOT up close to the butt. Just to disconnect.
This is what you don't want to clip
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Don't clip this part. This is an example of a chick (from the internet) That someone helped out of the egg. Usually if it is helped it is too soon to come from the egg. This chick may or most likely didn't live.

That is intestines and you don't clip those.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Below are 3 that hatched today.

I gave 5 chicks that hatched 2 days ago to a momma hen.
I took these eggs she was sitting on, they are in the incubator until Mon.

 

[gimmie birdies]

this is a umbilical cord of my just hatched chick. if you clip it, it should not bleed.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

This is okay to clip...
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Only the cord NOT up close to the butt. Just to disconnect.
This is what you don't want to clip
Below
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Don't clip this part. This is an example of a chick (from the internet) That someone helped out of the egg. Usually if it is helped it is too soon to come from the egg. This chick may or most likely didn't live.

That is intestines and you don't clip those.

Thank you- pics were very helpful.
The first picture of thin cord is what I saw.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Momma hen BLRW, "Blob" got the 5 older chicks last night, I did put her in a bigger lay box so she would not crush a chick, in the AM I moved her to an enclosed area away from the other hens, She did end up squishing a baby, last night (this happens) it was a female black LO. Where she is now she will not squish. I gave her the other 3 babies too. I will get a picture later today. She has 7 currently.

 

[NorthernMIFlock]

First incubator hatch! Day 18 today, I candled all 9 and there was life in all of them. Added a bit of water and now wait…. I’m pretty terrified for hatch day. My new cheap incubator has had the humidity all over the place till I figured it out with a hygrometer I placed during week 2. I have a wonderful broody momma anxiously awaiting at least 1 baby so praying I haven’t done anything to mess this up. Wish me luck!!