losing humidity and only 2 pips so far

[Sally Sunshine]

1:41 am. I *think* I've been successful. I removed 9 fluffy chicks to the brooder. I checked their navels and 7 looked perfect, bellies looked good. There was one with a hamster dropping sized dried up bloody stump at the navel, which I thought was ok, since I've seen that on hatchery stock before. There was one with a half raisin sized dried up bloody stump-I put 3% hydrogen peroxide on it. He seems otherwise normal.

Of the remaining eggs with signs of hatching begun, 1 of the pipped ones was dead. I could tell right away, the beak was right there at the pip, but the chick was dead in the shell. Of the 3 that were zipping, one was also dead. The other 2 zippers, had some really dried up membrane, but not glued onto their bodies!! I opened the dried out membrane along the zip line, moistened the edge, wrapped the egg in damp paper towel and returned to the bator. Both chicks pushed out in a matter of minutes.

The one is super lively, and it appears, from the top that their navels are good. One had pooped in its shell. The other has a lot of creamy gooey stuff in the shell-I hope that it isn't infected yolk. Not sure what else it could be. That chick is the tired one.

The last egg I helped has not been pipped very long, but the membrane looks pretty dry. I opened the hole just slightly, maybe 1/8 inch, just so I know it won't reseal. I moistened the edge of the membrane and wrapped the egg in a moist paper towel. I returned it to the bator and will check on it at 6 am. I added 3 crumpled moist paper towels to the bator, filled the lower wells, and gave a spritz of water before closing. i also removed the dead chick, and a few shells.

Lets hope all is well in the am!!

Well done I would say!! Update on those stragglers..... do you have savachick on hand or child vitamins or pedilite you can add to their water for an extra boost, even brown sugar can help!
Iodine or betadine work well on navels or antiboointments....... goal is to "dry it out" and keep from infection so I prefer one of the first two options, but sometimes you gotta use whats on hand!

 

[HeatherFeather]

Well, by 6 am, the tired chick was dead. No signs of oomphlitis though. Navel looked fine, yolk absorbed. The egg I had left wrapped in paper towel had hatched, and that chick now looked tired too. And the lively one-still lively, hopping all about the brooder!

Interestingly, also for the entire hatch, I couldn't tell the temp as they had knocked the thermometer out of the way. Now that I have it repositioned, I can't seem to get it above 98F-cause the vents are open? not sure. I even have blankets over the bator, and it is surrounded by 2 heatmats. And its warm inside now, its really warmed up outside here, barely below freezing.

I have never seen sav a chick, but I do have poultry electrolites, I don't usually use them on chicks, but will go ahead and add that to the water. The chicks in the brooder seem very much as I would expect healthy chicks to be

I am so glad to have gotten so much help from everyone on here to get through this. Thank you so much! I so hope I can pay it forward in the future

I'll try to get some pics on here as soon as I can

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Well, by 6 am, the tired chick was dead. No signs of oomphlitis though. Navel looked fine, yolk absorbed. The egg I had left wrapped in paper towel had hatched, and that chick now looked tired too. And the lively one-still lively, hopping all about the brooder!

Interestingly, also for the entire hatch, I couldn't tell the temp as they had knocked the thermometer out of the way. Now that I have it repositioned, I can't seem to get it above 98F-cause the vents are open? not sure. I even have blankets over the bator, and it is surrounded by 2 heatmats. And its warm inside now, its really warmed up outside here, barely below freezing.

I have never seen sav a chick, but I do have poultry electrolites, I don't usually use them on chicks, but will go ahead and add that to the water. The chicks in the brooder seem very much as I would expect healthy chicks to be

I am so glad to have gotten so much help from everyone on here to get through this. Thank you so much! I so hope I can pay it forward in the future

I'll try to get some pics on here as soon as I can