Need Help, Silkie Chick Just Hatched and Is Bleeding

[Haunted55]

I have a silkie chick that hatch on it's own this morning and is bleeding from the vent? Watery blood. What do I do if anything? The shell had bloody edges and could still see like blood vessels lining the eggshell.

 

[chickmagnetZ]

congrats on the chick and sorry about the blood, but if you could post pics that would help

 

[Haunted55]

congrats on the chick and sorry about the blood, but if you could post pics that would help

I really can't, I have Marek's here and need to keep closed incubator until all have hatched.

 

[Haunted55]

Update: The bleeding has slowed down and seems to be stopping now. I can't see that any of the other eggs have pipped yet. Is it safe for me to open this incubator and take this poor little mite out? I have blood stop powder here, will this work?

 

[seminolewind]

If she's still bleeding, I would call that important, scrub up and open the bator and treat her, but leave her there.

 

[Haunted55]

If she's still bleeding, I would call that important, scrub up and open the bator and treat her, but leave her there.

I did, I couldn't stand it anymore. The bleeding did stop and she's been yelling at the other eggs to hurry up all day and night. 2 more have pipped a little and I can hear another show egg peeping back. I think I had better get building another coop today. Maybe if these, however many are hatched, are in a seperate coop, they'll have a chance. I'll put it away from everything and up wind, build it like a rabbit hutch with a raised run. I was told by a hatchery owner that if you can get them to survive a year they will build up an immunity to Marek's or whatever. I hope he's right.

thanks so much for the replies and info..