problems with chicks during hatching

[Jadedragon]

Ok i just recently decided that i would attempt incubating eggs. I got a mix of eggs from a friend and have been turning them three to five times a day. The temperature staid pretty stable between 99.5-102. But the humidity flucuated greatly between 40-56. So yesterday was the day they should start hatching. I got two yesterday, and two today. But when i went to work something went wrong with the thermostat and the incubator got up between 104-110. My electronic thermometer sits a little higher and always is higher than the normal thermometer. I found one chick head out of the egg barely peeping and he seemed stuck because the humidity dropped low like 23 low. So i took a damp sponge and gently helped it get wet enough to get loose from the membrane. There is no bleeding and he drank some electrolytes just fine. but now he is just laying there he peeps if you touch him but does anyone have any ideas what to do with him to help him? Also one of the first chicks hatched out and had one eye that bulges out kinda like a bugs or frog that has been squeezed. What would cause this and is it a hazard for the chick? What should i watch out for with this chick? And is there any chance the other eggs will hatch? Should i candle them or just wait and see what happens?

 

[thehackleguy]

The best thing you can do for the rest of the eggs is leave them in there and get the humidity back up. It is possible that the heat spike may have killed the rest of the chicks but not necessarily.

The chick that you helped out; the best thing for him is keep him warm and sitting right next to food and water. He many just need some time to recover. The problem I can see with this chick is that when a chick hatches their bones are still pliable. Once out of the shell for a few hours and they are in a "normal" position (i.e. straight leggs and toes) the bones get more rigid. It may have deformities do to drying out in the shell that it may never recover from.

The bulging eye; sometimes I have this happen when a chick has sticky remains from the hatching process on them. I usually just leave them in the brooder and keep an eye on the (no pun intended). By week 4 when I'm moving them out I usually can't tell which one had a bulging eye. Could be a medical condition or inbreeding but that may not affect the chick either.

Good luck!

Incubator problems suck!

 

[Jadedragon]

Thank you. The chick i helped out of the shell is moving and peeping more than he was. He seems to be actually starting to walk a bit. He still needs some help around and ive been giving him electrolytes by a syringe giving him a drop at a time.