Umbilical cord tied on foot!

[Wanderers tales]

This chick here just hatched an hour ago with 200 other chicks.
As you all know assisting a piping chick is a terrible idea for those with less than 3 years of experience with incubating. Because pippers don’t usually come out until they’ve absorbed all the blood. I however have 16 years of experience so it’s a different story. I knew this one egg was taking more than usual to hatch since it would’ve probably taken 24 or 25 days to hatch on its own if at all. I also slowly took pieces off from the egg shell little by little to see if the blood was absorbed. That’s when I realized something was wrong the blood had been absorbed, and the chick sounded healthy from the pitch and frequency of it’s typical chick squeaks. I took it out myself and noticed that the cord and intestines were wrapped on it’s left foot. It took an agonizing and stressful 30 minute period for me to get the foot out from the tie without injuring the chick then gently pressed the organs into it’s naval Fortunately the little guys have flexible soft bones at this stage.
Right now it’s in the brooder and doing well. I’ll be sure to update its status in a few days don’t forget to like for more updates !

 

[BelovedBirds]

This chick here just hatched an hour ago with 200 other chicks.
As you all know assisting a piping chick is a terrible idea for those with less than 3 years of experience with incubating. Because pippers don’t usually come out until they’ve absorbed all the blood. I however have 16 years of experience so it’s a different story. I knew this one egg was taking more than usual to hatch since it would’ve probably taken 24 or 25 days to hatch on its own if at all. I also slowly took pieces off from the egg shell little by little to see if the blood was absorbed. That’s when I realized something was wrong the blood had been absorbed, and the chick sounded healthy from the pitch and frequency of it’s typical chick squeaks. I took it out myself and noticed that the cord and intestines were wrapped on it’s left foot. It took an agonizing and stressful 30 minute period for me to get the foot out from the tie without injuring the chick then gently pressed the organs into it’s naval Fortunately the little guys have flexible soft bones at this stage.
Right now it’s in the brooder and doing well. I’ll be sure to update its status in a few days don’t forget to like for more updates ! View attachment 3068249View attachment 3068272

wow, well done for assisting and getting everything back into place. I'm sure the biggest risk is infection, but time will tell.
It'll be extraudinary if she survives!
Following for updates!

 

[Wanderers tales]

Update it’s a female judging by how fast she’s developed early wing feathers. And she’s doing fine, in fact she’s actually more active than the older chicks.