Tried to Google this, but I'm mostly finding spraddled or problems that develop after hatch.
My guinea keets were due to hatch TOMORROW, but when I moved them to lockdown Monday, I had several external pips and most were at least internally pipped. Two were already zipping. SO! I dry incubate, ugh. About half were shrink wrapped and required at least some help zipping. 3 were so shrink wrapped I had to soak them out of the shells. 25 of 31 hatched, the other 6 I didn't think were alive at lockdown anyway. (I only saw movement in 25 when I candled moving to lockdown.)
Three were put in a different incubator because they still had blood when I went to assist, I removed the top half of the shell and peeled membrane off their beaks so they could breathe. One hatched itself last night, but couldn't stand up. One hatched about a minute after I wrapped it in a wet cloth this morning. The one that hatched that couldn't stand last night was glued to the third keet in the shell this morning, I wrapped them in wet cloth and got them separated, but he still can't stand. The other two are running around now. I tried to get all the membrane off his wings and around his neck, thinking maybe that was the problem, but he's mostly clean now and still not standing. I see nothing obvious as to why not. Legs look correct.
Any thoughts? At what point do I cull? I can't imagine he will have a good life laying on his side and scooting around, but I don't want to cull too early if I can help him. Thanks for any advice or help figuring out what is wrong with him.
These guys were from shipped eBay eggs and I am positively ecstatic at the hatch rate!
My guinea keets were due to hatch TOMORROW, but when I moved them to lockdown Monday, I had several external pips and most were at least internally pipped. Two were already zipping. SO! I dry incubate, ugh. About half were shrink wrapped and required at least some help zipping. 3 were so shrink wrapped I had to soak them out of the shells. 25 of 31 hatched, the other 6 I didn't think were alive at lockdown anyway. (I only saw movement in 25 when I candled moving to lockdown.)
Three were put in a different incubator because they still had blood when I went to assist, I removed the top half of the shell and peeled membrane off their beaks so they could breathe. One hatched itself last night, but couldn't stand up. One hatched about a minute after I wrapped it in a wet cloth this morning. The one that hatched that couldn't stand last night was glued to the third keet in the shell this morning, I wrapped them in wet cloth and got them separated, but he still can't stand. The other two are running around now. I tried to get all the membrane off his wings and around his neck, thinking maybe that was the problem, but he's mostly clean now and still not standing. I see nothing obvious as to why not. Legs look correct.
Any thoughts? At what point do I cull? I can't imagine he will have a good life laying on his side and scooting around, but I don't want to cull too early if I can help him. Thanks for any advice or help figuring out what is wrong with him.
These guys were from shipped eBay eggs and I am positively ecstatic at the hatch rate!
That’s an amazing recovery, and it sounds like you did all that you could to help it through - it’s great when your hard work pays off!!! I very much hope that your keet and the rest of your hatch continue to do well!!!
