Live chick in trouble - graphic pics - help!

[peepinglaura]

Cherlyn, I am sure that your experience will help others, including me. I am in the middle of my first incubation. I would have assisted before 18 hours; now I will know not to. I have learned from you, and you may have saved my kids and me from going through a similar experience. I appreciate your honest information.

I am positive you have suffered far, far, far more than the chick did.

Laura

 

[SussexInSeattle]

I've never hatched any chicks at all but I have had many baby animals in my care and I do not think that chick died as a result of you not waking up. I think it had fluid to capacity and possibly needed it's abdomen stimulated like a newborn pup, but possibly NOT too. There is really no way to tell but if he appeared bloated, then lack of fluid could not have killed him. He would have been full of fluid otherwise he could not bloat so don't beat yourself up over this.

Just imagine how many lives this one particular chick actually SAVED just by you sharing this story and educating all of us that have never hatched a chick and may have done the exact same thing but now we all know so MAYBE this was that chicks' legacy, to be a learning chick for people all over the world! Thank you for sharing this entire story, as difficult as it was for you to do so.

 

[rancher hicks]

sorry for you loss, don't let it get you down.
rancher

 

[pnp4kidz]

I'm so sorry,
I am glad you gave him a chance, and tried so hard to help him...
sometimes we are given challenges to learn by,
know that the baby went peacefully, and is now watching over you and your other baby chicks...
there was a reason for his being here, and I hope that part of it was letting you share with us so we could all learn.
thank you for that.
Beth

 

[redhen]

this thread was amazing to me! you are wonderful! really amazing! i felt so heartbroken for you when he passed...

please remember that you did an amazing job!

those chickies are lucky to have you!

 

[Cherlyn]

I cannot say it enough... thanks so much to all of you. if this experience teaches even a little bit of a lesson, then I am grateful to have had it.

~Cherlyn

 

[mrandmrschicken]

Yesterday, I felt obligated to intervene when my only little hatcher, pipped on the wrong end of the shell. I have lost others to the same situation and could not let this one slide by.
I used the ideas suggested by others here, misting and not removing the membrane while still having blood in it. The shell easily crumbled away except for the part where the yolk is attached. I left it alone and kept chick in the bator. The chick successfully came out of the membrane by itself and did not stick to it.

Chick has now been moved to a seperate area of the brooder and has begun to peck at its food, poo, and is loud! Still some shell stuck on. I'll not mess with that. Don't want to hurt the cord, or pull anything out of the chick.

 

[Demeter]

good for you

pretty chick

 

[LilDucky85]

Is that a baby wipe that the chick is on? Will the chemicals in the baby wipe hurt the chick?

 

[beektoria]

Hooray!! You go little girl!! Good job mommy!!