We had a Easter Egger X chick that just hatched today. It piped this morning, struggled to get out of the egg for a few hours, and when it finally got out of the shell, we discovered that it had not absorbed the yolk. As this is the first batch of chicks we have hatched out, we have no idea what to do for it. The unabsorbed yolk is like 1/8 size of a thimble. We used Vaseline and "bag balm" on it, any hope for this chick??
Newly Hatched Chick did not absorb Yolk. Please help a newbie!
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It should absorb within ~12 hours.
Is it bloody?
Are there other chicks in the incubator?
Best to leave it in the incubator...and use antibiotic ointment on it.
If it looks like it might get damaged,
you can put chick in a cup(right in the incubator) tall enough that it can't get out.
Pyxis and @WVduckchick will have more detailed instructions.
Is it bloody?
Are there other chicks in the incubator?
Best to leave it in the incubator...and use antibiotic ointment on it.
If it looks like it might get damaged,
you can put chick in a cup(right in the incubator) tall enough that it can't get out.
Pyxis and @WVduckchick will have more detailed instructions.
Can you post a picture of it?
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sad.. it didn't make it. maybe there was something else wrong, it started shuddering, and showing signs of "air hunger"...
I have seen things like this with other animals, and no matter what you do, they just don't pull though.
I really like the idea of putting it in a cup in the incubator, keeps it clean, and prevents it from getting jostled around.
any idea what causes this sort of thing?
I know I am a newbie, and we have a homemade incubator that needs some more work with air flow etc, and we are working out the "bugs" but we are learning lots..
thanks for the replies..
I have seen things like this with other animals, and no matter what you do, they just don't pull though.
I really like the idea of putting it in a cup in the incubator, keeps it clean, and prevents it from getting jostled around.
any idea what causes this sort of thing?
I know I am a newbie, and we have a homemade incubator that needs some more work with air flow etc, and we are working out the "bugs" but we are learning lots..
thanks for the replies..
Mr.Universe
Chirping
incubator being too hot or cold can cause this.
sometimes they just have a defective (for lack of a better word) system and just doesnt absord the yolk.
the hen that layed the egg could have been under stress at the time of laying. were any other chicks affected like this or just the one, were they from the same clutch or different?
sometimes they just have a defective (for lack of a better word) system and just doesnt absord the yolk.
the hen that layed the egg could have been under stress at the time of laying. were any other chicks affected like this or just the one, were they from the same clutch or different?
so sorry your chick didn't make it!like @Mr.Universe said temperature can cause things like that,sorry I couldn't respond very well last night, I was tired. I have hatched chicks recently and one had a belly button problem but apparently wasn't so bad now "she" is perfectly healthy.
Could have been temps.
Were there other eggs that hatched OK?
Not sure this is failure to absorb yolk but rather failure of abdomen closing.
I don't think they absorb all the yolk before hatching,
that is why they don't necessarily need to eat/drink in the first couple days,
but it does get pulled into the body and the abdominal muscle/skin closes over it.
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Hello,
Most have been fine, but
we had a couple others where a bit of the "jelly" was dragging but none so bad as that one, and those came alright after a bit. I am thinking that. that chick might have stepped on his "jelly" and made it worse. I saw him trying to drag the egg shell around, so he was in a hurry to go somewhere..
I put the last one in a cup like is says here, and put it back in the incubator, and the "jelly" just fell off. I had one that had a bleeding "navel", but that one seems to be doing okay now too..
I know we have to do a bit of work on the incubator for better air flow, and as soon as this batch is finished we will do some work on it, just trying to finish off this batch right now..
thanks for all the replies..
Most have been fine, but
we had a couple others where a bit of the "jelly" was dragging but none so bad as that one, and those came alright after a bit. I am thinking that. that chick might have stepped on his "jelly" and made it worse. I saw him trying to drag the egg shell around, so he was in a hurry to go somewhere..
I put the last one in a cup like is says here, and put it back in the incubator, and the "jelly" just fell off. I had one that had a bleeding "navel", but that one seems to be doing okay now too..
I know we have to do a bit of work on the incubator for better air flow, and as soon as this batch is finished we will do some work on it, just trying to finish off this batch right now..
thanks for all the replies..
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