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One chick died in the shell, and he was the most active and talkative one I had, so I
decided in the situation, their best chance of survival would be if I helped the out of
the egg. I used sterile tools, and boiled water cooled down to room temp. to pick the
shell away, and moisten the membrane as I went. I stopped every 15 minutes and put them
back in the 'bator for about a hour, to warm up and maybe build some strength up. I finally got
all the shell and most the membrane to where the bottom of the egg was left, and I was going
to let the baby kick out but I ended up taking that off to. Now they are both out, one so weak
it is not talking much, or moving, and the other is chirping away, and rolling my eggs around
like marbles, but still not holding his head up.
So my Qs ~
- Is it OK that the one is still not holding his head up? He was out of the shell by 12:00 this morning.
- The weaker chick's foot keeps shaking like crazy, and I have no idea WHY. I'll upload a vid of his feet
to youtube in a little while..
- Is this papertowel ring OK for the chick to be in? It helps him hold his head up a bit...
Thanks
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My hen hatched 3 beautiful chicks a few days ago, today we we're going to throw
the remaining eggs out, but me being my weird self had to do an eggtopsy,
because they we're such active little boogers early on in incubation, and I
couldn't understand why they didn't hatch with the others. Well I opened the
egg at the air sac to find a shrink wrapped chick, who had made a pip through
the membrane, and was taking very very slow, faint gasps of air. The
hen has not been setting on the eggs at night, and it's been getting down
in the 30 s at night... Is this chick dead but nerves and stuff are still going?
Is there any hope? We put him in my incubator wrapped in a warm damp
paper towel, he's not bleeding nor does he have any injury, but he seems
to be still alive.
The Chick on the right is the one who is now chirping. I am almost for sure the one on the
left is no longer alive.
Any input is greatly appreciated.
-Becca
One chick died in the shell, and he was the most active and talkative one I had, so I
decided in the situation, their best chance of survival would be if I helped the out of
the egg. I used sterile tools, and boiled water cooled down to room temp. to pick the
shell away, and moisten the membrane as I went. I stopped every 15 minutes and put them
back in the 'bator for about a hour, to warm up and maybe build some strength up. I finally got
all the shell and most the membrane to where the bottom of the egg was left, and I was going
to let the baby kick out but I ended up taking that off to. Now they are both out, one so weak
it is not talking much, or moving, and the other is chirping away, and rolling my eggs around
like marbles, but still not holding his head up.
So my Qs ~
- Is it OK that the one is still not holding his head up? He was out of the shell by 12:00 this morning.
- The weaker chick's foot keeps shaking like crazy, and I have no idea WHY. I'll upload a vid of his feet
to youtube in a little while..
- Is this papertowel ring OK for the chick to be in? It helps him hold his head up a bit...
Thanks
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My hen hatched 3 beautiful chicks a few days ago, today we we're going to throw
the remaining eggs out, but me being my weird self had to do an eggtopsy,
because they we're such active little boogers early on in incubation, and I
couldn't understand why they didn't hatch with the others. Well I opened the
egg at the air sac to find a shrink wrapped chick, who had made a pip through
the membrane, and was taking very very slow, faint gasps of air. The
hen has not been setting on the eggs at night, and it's been getting down
in the 30 s at night... Is this chick dead but nerves and stuff are still going?
Is there any hope? We put him in my incubator wrapped in a warm damp
paper towel, he's not bleeding nor does he have any injury, but he seems
to be still alive.
The Chick on the right is the one who is now chirping. I am almost for sure the one on the
left is no longer alive.
Any input is greatly appreciated.
-Becca
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