Shrink wrapped!

[redranger209]

So I’m hatching egggs under a broody and they all hatched but one who is shrink wrapped! I took out most of the air cell membrane and she’ll but it started bleeding! Help! Oh and don’t give me the link to the step by step hatching article I’ve read it a million times. I’m in the bathroom with the shower on so the humidity is high.

 

[calichicken]

How is your baby doing? Is it moving around at all? If it is bleeding then the veins still need to shrink down. Do you have an incubator to place this baby in so it can stay warm?

 

[redranger209]

How is your baby doing? Is it moving around at all? If it is bleeding then the veins still need to shrink down. Do you have an incubator to place this baby in so it can stay warm?

I’m warming up my ‘bator now. It’s still moving, and the bleeding has slowed down.

 

[redranger209]

And in my bathroom it’s 90+ degrees and at least 80% humidity.

 

[redranger209]

Ok now the chick is making the peeping noises it does when they’re separated from its sibs.

 

[Wil781]

What I have done is let baby sit in bator until you can tell membrane is drying, then I take a little warm water on finger and wet membrane, I then very carefully take the membrane and try to roll it off baby if any bleeding starts you must stop and let veins shrink down more. Good luck!

 

[KDMdesigns]

Also can moisten membrane by light spray of water or wetting a paper towel and wrapping it for a few seconds... Good luck!!

 

[redranger209]

Thanks everybody, I’ve gotten some of the external membrane off and there’s still unabsorbed yolk, so I’m leaving it until I get back at like 7.

 

[redranger209]

Oh it’s 3:16 in my time zone

 

[calichicken]

Oh it’s 3:16 in my time zone

Yes.. let the baby stay in the incubator until those veins shrink down and the yolk is absorbed. In that last pic I can see some pretty good veins still. You can also moisten with Neosporin...non medicated. I have used vasalune before as well, but not sure if it is recommended it was just what I had on hand at the time. Good luck with your baby...keep us updated!