Urgent help!!!! Chick dead? Assisting!

[Sarah B.]

so I started assisting my chick out but it doesn't seem to be alive... what do I do?! My hands are shaking I'm so scared. Theses no movement or anything.. please help guys.. I put oil on so it doesn't shrink wrap and I've put it back into the inc.

 

[DuckPro]

How did this happen?
Maybe cover the hole with the shell that broke off

 

[Sarah B.]

So I floated it and there was no movement then I chirp-tested it. I was fairly sure it was dead so I started assisting it. Then I accidentally pulled the outer membrane off... but I'm fairly sure the chick is dead. There's no movement, nada. Nothing,

 

[DuckPro]

So I floated it and there was no movement then I chirp-tested it. I was fairly sure it was dead so I started assisting it. Then I accidentally pulled the outer membrane off... but I'm fairly sure the chick is dead. There's no movement, nada. Nothing,

You could have broke one of its nerves that are attached to the shell. It's probably dead...

 

[tuesdaze]

If you float tested the egg and there was no movement, the chick had already died. You did not kill it when you opened the egg. If it was alive, you would have seen some kind of movement when you floated the egg, maybe just a tiny wiggle, but the egg would not be completely still. There is a membrane surrounding the chick that is it's vascular (blood) system. If it is torn, it can possibly cause the chick to bleed to death, but it looks like that did not happen, because there is not blood all over. It's hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like this chick had already pipped internally and it's vascular system had already receded. In a situation like this, I usually perform an eggtopsy to see if I can see a reason the chick didn't hatch. If I can figure out why, it could be helpful for future hatches. I think this chick is positioned right, so that would mean there is some other reason that it did not hatch. This happens sometimes. Most everyone has or will deal with this at some point. I know how you feel, because I was traumatized the first time this happened with one of my hatches.
I try to learn from the experience and if I find I made a mistake or something like that, I learn how to not do it again. If you haven't read this article, I recommend it.
www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/
It has a lot of good information that may be helpful in the future.

 

[Sarah B.]

If you float tested the egg and there was no movement, the chick had already died. You did not kill it when you opened the egg. If it was alive, you would have seen some kind of movement when you floated the egg, maybe just a tiny wiggle, but the egg would not be completely still. There is a membrane surrounding the chick that is it's vascular (blood) system. If it is torn, it can possibly cause the chick to bleed to death, but it looks like that did not happen, because there is not blood all over. It's hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like this chick had already pipped internally and it's vascular system had already receded. In a situation like this, I usually perform an eggtopsy to see if I can see a reason the chick didn't hatch. If I can figure out why, it could be helpful for future hatches. I think this chick is positioned right, so that would mean there is some other reason that it did not hatch. This happens sometimes. Most everyone has or will deal with this at some point. I know how you feel, because I was traumatized the first time this happened with one of my hatches.
I try to learn from the experience and if I find I made a mistake or something like that, I learn how to not do it again. If you haven't read this article, I recommend it.
www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/
It has a lot of good information that may be helpful in the future.

Yes, thanks, and I think it was too hot in the incubator. Only the egg furthest from the heat source hatched...