Hi there,
I’ve hatched 5 other baby chicks. This one hatched late two days ago. I thought it needed rest as hatching is a major thing for anything being born to deal with. I came home today and it’s barely moving and barely chirping as it did while pipping and zipping. It was a noisy little guy then. It ended up staying in its shell zipped for a couple days just chilling (so I thought). Still breathing and moving. Yesterday it ended up for the most part laying out of its shell. No chirping still breathing. Today I get home from work it’s still laying in the same spot same position no movement no chirping. My instincts saying that it’s not gonna make it. There was no blood. It absorbed the yoke fully. It did how ever have the membrane dry and was a bit hard and stuck to him so I help get that off with a little warm water then back in the incubator. Thinking that was the problem. That was yesterday. Can someone please guide me in what to do. I did give it a few drops of water…..was that okay to do? I did notice after that(about a half hour). I went back to check on it. And it looked like it was gagging.
Does anyone have insight. Is this babes not going to make it?
I’ve hatched 5 other baby chicks. This one hatched late two days ago. I thought it needed rest as hatching is a major thing for anything being born to deal with. I came home today and it’s barely moving and barely chirping as it did while pipping and zipping. It was a noisy little guy then. It ended up staying in its shell zipped for a couple days just chilling (so I thought). Still breathing and moving. Yesterday it ended up for the most part laying out of its shell. No chirping still breathing. Today I get home from work it’s still laying in the same spot same position no movement no chirping. My instincts saying that it’s not gonna make it. There was no blood. It absorbed the yoke fully. It did how ever have the membrane dry and was a bit hard and stuck to him so I help get that off with a little warm water then back in the incubator. Thinking that was the problem. That was yesterday. Can someone please guide me in what to do. I did give it a few drops of water…..was that okay to do? I did notice after that(about a half hour). I went back to check on it. And it looked like it was gagging.
Does anyone have insight. Is this babes not going to make it?