I had 3 chicks hatch today all with their yolks still unabsorbed all the way. Any idea what I can do to save them?
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Well, one of them passed during the night, but the other two absorbed and are doing good. Strange chickens.
Well, one of them passed during the night, but the other two absorbed and are doing good. Strange chickens.
i woud NOT recommend someone doing this, as sometimes a small loop of intestine might be poking thru as well. I had one hatch early a few days ago with his yolk out, and even tho the yolk absorbed, the hole closed up around a loop of intestine and he died anyways. my other one that had yolk still out is doing ok but not great. his hasn't absorbed, but is dry and not likely to rupture. we'll see by morning. he hatched yesterday so tomorrow will be day 2.I am going thru the same problem, this morning I had one with the yolk sac hanging down. I seperated him for a few hours in the incubator inside of a tupperware bowl with a wash cloth in it. He was still very lively when I checked on him so my daughter and I did a little surgery. I doubled up some thick thread will she gently held him, tied it snuggly where the sac just attached to his belly, enough to stop bleeding but not enough to slice thru, and snipped the sac off. He showed no signs of discomfort with this, no bleeding and is peeping and hopping around with his hatch buddies right now.....better than him or another chick mistakenly ripping the yolk sac off. He will just be hungry very early
Note: I felt this neccessary as he was bleeding from it and kept stepping on it, if it would have ripped out and he would have bled out