Here is a peachick that was due on 5-17-15, I was going to throw out the eggs that did not hatch on 5-20-15 and noticed that this egg appeared to have pipped internally so I put it back into the hatcher and waited until the next day. On 5-22-15, day 32 on the hatch cycle I opened the egg and found this;
A breathing chick with its wing over its head unable to peck its way out. I removed more shell;
I removed even more until a drop of blood appeared.
I put the chick back in the hatcher and came back a few hours later and removed the wing from the egg.
I think it was happy to see me.
It was in a hurry to get out, but it really needed to absorb all the blood it could first so I put it back into the hatcher again for a few hours.
When it came out of the hatcher it was evident it had more problems.
Not only were the toes curled, it was splayed too.
I made some shoes.
Then put it in a tube from a sock.
And doubled it over.
And removed my hand keeping the legs in position.
Then taped both ends snug.
Put it in a basket to keep it upright and put it back in the hatcher overnight.
The next day, day 33 I took it out and removed the tube and shoes. Still not good.
One foot was better, but the other was not, it was less splayed but the foot turned in.
I made heavier shoes to go up the ankle to straighten the foot.
It still didn't work like I wanted it to.
By now I am getting worried that the chick was not getting enough nourishment because the other nestmates which are way larger than this one are running over it in the brooder. I started tube feeding it and tried new shoes again.
I don't think I am supposed to save this one, but I keep trying. It is eating and drinking on its own now and getting around pretty well. The other chicks in this picture hatched out on time and are nestmates.
A breathing chick with its wing over its head unable to peck its way out. I removed more shell;
I removed even more until a drop of blood appeared.
I put the chick back in the hatcher and came back a few hours later and removed the wing from the egg.
I think it was happy to see me.
It was in a hurry to get out, but it really needed to absorb all the blood it could first so I put it back into the hatcher again for a few hours.
When it came out of the hatcher it was evident it had more problems.
Not only were the toes curled, it was splayed too.
I made some shoes.
Then put it in a tube from a sock.
And doubled it over.
And removed my hand keeping the legs in position.
Then taped both ends snug.
Put it in a basket to keep it upright and put it back in the hatcher overnight.
The next day, day 33 I took it out and removed the tube and shoes. Still not good.
One foot was better, but the other was not, it was less splayed but the foot turned in.
I made heavier shoes to go up the ankle to straighten the foot.
It still didn't work like I wanted it to.
By now I am getting worried that the chick was not getting enough nourishment because the other nestmates which are way larger than this one are running over it in the brooder. I started tube feeding it and tried new shoes again.
I don't think I am supposed to save this one, but I keep trying. It is eating and drinking on its own now and getting around pretty well. The other chicks in this picture hatched out on time and are nestmates.