NEED HELP ASAP - Chick is stuck

[Kellyjenny]

I would get a clean piece of gauze and hold it firmly but gentley where it's bleeding and oozing until it stops Right away you don't want the little chick to lose blood and wait for a clot because it might not.

 

[Kellyjenny]

@MGG can you please help.

 

[Kiki]

@Kiki can you please help.

I would put this chick by itself in a warm brooder with paper towels on the floor of it... And wait. Do not keep it with other chicks and do not have anything in the brooder that it could get caught on.
There isn't much you can do in a situation like this but wait.

 

[Kiki]

Yes. Not sure if there is a hole or something that it is bleeding from... I haven't been able to take the chick out of the incubator yet because another egg is really close to hatching and I didn't want to risk that chick getting chilled because temp/humidity will drop the moment I open the incubator. I was going to wait until the other chick is out and somewhat dried before getting the 'problem child' out of the incubator for closer inspection. If it IS bleeding, it is only bleeding a little and not as much as it was when it first came out.

Next time...wait longer before you try to help something hatch. This Chick was not ready to hatch yet.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Next time...wait longer before you try to help something hatch. This Chick was not ready to hatch yet.

Thank you for responding and trying to help. I do appreciate your feedback. I didn't arbitrarily "jump the gun" in the assist. There were reasons WHY I assisted. In the end, I didn't even really assist that much other than to clear a few pieces of outer shell so I could see if he was stuck or shrink wrapped. I had reasons to think he WAS. He fully zipped and exited the shell by himself on his own timeline. I didn't get him out of his shell before he was ready.

I actually had another egg right after this one that was turned wrong and stuck in the egg. I DID assist with that one. I cleared enough of the shell so he could move his head and he exited the shell completely on his own. IN that case, he had completely absorbed everything inside the shell. He was just malpositioned. It DOES happen.

 

[Kiki]

Thank you for responding and trying to help. I do appreciate your feedback. I didn't arbitrarily "jump the gun" in the assist. There were reasons WHY I assisted. In the end, I didn't even really assist that much other than to clear a few pieces of outer shell so I could see if he was stuck or shrink wrapped. I had reasons to think he WAS. He fully zipped and exited the shell by himself on his own timeline. I didn't get him out of his shell before he was ready.

Thanks I don't know the whole situation with this particular bird. I just noticed you were asked if this is the same chick you assisted with and you responded yes.

 

[Kiki]

Triple check your humidity gauge to make sure that it is working correctly and if it is you might want to consider lowering your humidity for next time.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Triple check your humidity gauge to make sure that it is working correctly and if it is you might want to consider lowering your humidity for next time.

Lowering or raising? These eggs were shipped and the air cells were wonky from the start even though they were beautifully packaged. I kept the humidity around 50% the entire time although it did drop a couple of times into the 30s while I was working. I don't think it was low for more than an hour or so each time. When I put it into lockdown, the humdity levels were between 65-70%.

I thought you were supposed to raise the humidity to keep eggs from getting shrink wrapped? I'm asking because I had a hatch at Easter where a chick died from getting shrink wrapped. I was trying to be so careful that it didn't happen again. Now I'm wondering if I really just don't understand what causes shrink wrap?

 

[TJAnonymous]

I would put this chick by itself in a warm brooder with paper towels on the floor of it... And wait. Do not keep it with other chicks and do not have anything in the brooder that it could get caught on.
There isn't much you can do in a situation like this but wait.

I currently have him isolated in a dixie cup with paper towels to keep him snug. He's also under a heat lamp. I am checking in on him every 20 minutes or so. I figure I will check his bottom in a few hours and see if it is shrinking at all....

 

[Kiki]

I currently have him isolated in a dixie cup with paper towels to keep him snug. He's also under a heat lamp. I am checking in on him every 20 minutes or so. I figure I will check his bottom in a few hours and see if it is shrinking at all....

Be extremely careful with having him stuck in a cup not being able to get away from the heat.

If he is struggling and fighting trying to get out of the cup it would be better to just let him run around in a flat clean area by himself because the movement of fighting in a cup could bust that sack against the paper towels.

This is not an easy situation or an easy fix but hopefully with time the little fella absorbs it like he's suppose to.