Oh NO Blood everywhere

[micmse]

I am a teacher and our eggs started hatching yesterday. Well early this morning before I came to school one must of hatched and there is blood all over the left corner on the incubator. The little chick looks exhausted and is laying down. I can not tell what if anything is wrong and I have other eggs that have pipped so I don't want to open the incubator. What should I do?

 

[alyssa13]

It probably got hurt coming out of the egg. I'm not sure but my mother raised some eggs and one did that then it died a few day's later. Just keep a close eye on it. It might have also had a hard time coming out of the egg and that's why it is laying down. Like I said before just keep a close eye on it. Good luck with it!

 

[piper2009]

I am a teacher and our eggs started hatching yesterday. Well early this morning before I came to school one must of hatched and there is blood all over the left corner on the incubator. The little chick looks exhausted and is laying down. I can not tell what if anything is wrong and I have other eggs that have pipped so I don't want to open the incubator. What should I do?

If it is not too much blood it is probably just the blood from the umbilical cord, which is normal. But if it seems like there is a lot of blood the chick may have cut its self on the shell during hatching. If so I would take it out carefully, and use a damp paper towel to dab it dry. It should be just normal though. As far as looking exhausted it is perfectly normal for them to be exhausted for a few hours after hatching. They will just lay down and sleep for about 3 or so hours after hatching. Just leave them alone during this time so they can regain their energy. It should perk up soon though!

Hope this helps and in not to confusing,
~Piper