March hatch along

[jammyjammy2112]

my 6 eggs are going into lockdown friday Mup Mup

 

[rescueacres]

PLEASE HELP!! I noticed one chick that had pipped had bubbles by its mouth so I took it out and try to look inside and some red tinted liquid started pouring out. The chuck is still breathing/gasping and it seems to be doing okay but I don't know how to proceed. I've assisted in hatching before but I've never experienced it with too much liquid in the egg. What should I do? Most of its hatchmates are out and doing fine. This one did however have a smaller aircell by day 18 than the most of the others. Should I pour the liquid out? Just separate it from the others? I don't want to lose it.... :0

I have no experience (this is my first hatch) but I sure hope the little one is ok. Update us when possible please.

 

[rescueacres]

We are up to 11 hatched chicks, 2 hatched ducklings, and several more pips.

 

[rescueacres]

Ok, I may have lost my mind last evening, but I let my daughter talk me into these little huggers..... Hubby doesn't know yet.

So adorable!

 

[Corny Caleb]

Good Golly, what an egg!!

Yeah, one emu egg is about the same to 10-12 chicken eggs, in volume!

 

[johnderosa1]

it's none of her business anyway.

Anything new to report ?
One hatched, one more pipped. It appears as though one attempted to break through, but just left a raised ridge and no actual hole

 

[subhanalah]

Ok, I may have lost my mind last evening, but I let my daughter talk me into these little buggers..... Hubby doesn't know yet.

you are so bad! Lol. 3 hatched when I woke up and four are pipped! 4 others after that, although I suspect at least one in there is shrink wrapped. We shall see.

 

[GR Chicks]

you are so bad!
Lol.

3 hatched when I woke up and four are pipped! 4 others after that, although I suspect at least one in there is shrink wrapped. We shall see.

Yes, I know....lol

Good luck with the rest of your hatch.

 

[AandAranch]

I have no experience (this is my first hatch) but I sure hope the little one is ok. Update us when possible please.

Well it's still alive. Not zipping yet though. I wonder if it did actually inhale water, would it still be alive at this point? Did i catch it right in time so that it didn't have any lasting damage? I wish i knew. I wonder if it's just not ready to come out and it was still able to breath in that liquid like its been doing for these three past weeks, but it is confusing since it externally pipped itself (I had to help a few others). I'm just gonna leave it alone and keep a close eye on it. Only three left to go....

 

[Kassaundra]

Well it's still alive. Not zipping yet though. I wonder if it did actually inhale water, would it still be alive at this point? Did i catch it right in time so that it didn't have any lasting damage? I wish i knew. I wonder if it's just not ready to come out and it was still able to breath in that liquid like its been doing for these three past weeks, but it is confusing since it externally pipped itself (I had to help a few others). I'm just gonna leave it alone and keep a close eye on it. Only three left to go....

Once internal pip happens the chick can no longer absorb oxygen through the egg system. Internal pip is the learning time to use its chicken breathing system not the fetus breathing system. A chicken of any age that aspirates fluid into it's air sacs is nearly always a death sentence. If enough fluid is aspirated to kill in quickly that is drowning, if it isn't enough to kill it outright, it will usually develop pneumonia and eventually succumb to respiratory failure.