Updated! - Test Your Diagnostic Skills - Warning, Contains Graphic Necropsy Photos

[enola]

I can look at pictures of other people's eggtopsies, I just can't do my own.

 

[casportpony]

Here is an egg that I knew would have problems.

The shadow you can see is a foot




And here it is after pipping







-Kathy

 

[seminolewind]

Interesting to spot problems, LOL. I think candling is cool.

 

[schnebbles]

call me dumb, but what is wrong? ok, call me uneducated, lol!

 

[enola]

The chck is upside down in the egg? Right?

 

[casportpony]

It was positioned with it's foot over it's head, which is one of the more common malpositions. It's beak was also not in the airsac, it was about mid-way, but it's tail was in the pointy end, so it wasn't upside down, but @enola , that's a very good guess!

Disclaimer: You all should know that this is all very new to me.and a year ago I wouldn't have done most of this, so I am by no means any sort of expert, lol.

-Kathy

 

[enola]

Well we can all learn together. PS. I do not help chicks hatch. Every one that I have helped in the past has failed to thrive in one way or another.

 

[casportpony]

Well we can all learn together. PS. I do not help chicks hatch. Every one that I have helped in the past has failed to thrive in one way or another.

You're right, seems to be about 50/50 for me when I help them.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

These are some peachicks that I helped hatch. The last four of 2013 and all lived!

 

[chicksurreal]

This is a fascinating thread... subscribing! And thanks for sharing, it's very helpful.