URGENT HELP NEEDED

[Jennifer Cappi Williams]

I am glad your baby made it. I was trying NOT to assist until this morning. It could open its mouth good last night so I felt comfy going to bed last night and not checking on it again... OMG.... I had two eggs left. One who was doing so good and could put his full bill out to breathe was dead. His egg filled up with liquid. I should of helped him out but I was trying to let things happen naturally. Well it did for that one. It died. The other one I took matter into my own hands and unzipped it and it pushed its way out in my hands. No issues look to be with that one. OMG I feel bad for the other one. It was needed help and I didn't help it. I should have helped... I should have helped... I should have helped...

 

[Jennifer Cappi Williams]

I just did an "egg autopsy". Looks like he ruptured the yolk sack inside the confines of the shell. Drowned in yolk and its belly still very open. I guess anything short of a duck surgeon during the hatch would not of helped...

 

[Reurra]

It can totally happen! Dont beat yourself up over it.

You still have some babies to love

 

[emmallaub]

He’s a model.

 

[Reurra]

Awwww so precious!!

 

[emmallaub]

Another one has come but his beak is crooked while one eye is bulging almost and another is sunken in . He stumbles around and the first one pecked at his wing till it started bleeding. I have him in a separate brooder, hopefully he’ll make it through the night.

 

[Reurra]

I could b wrong but it looks like hes waterlogged a bit. Hopefully he will come out of it soon!

 

[emmallaub]

I could b wrong but it looks like hes waterlogged a bit. Hopefully he will come out of it soon!

What does waterlogged mean?

 

[Reurra]

your humidity may have been too high and the chick is like a sponge. They can get all bulgy and fat looking. Maybe thats why the other one was filled with fluid? Ive only hatched once from a bator and 2 of my chicks were waterlogged but I think that was because the eggs were supersized and full of more water than they should have been. The hen that laid the egg was a sex link feed store variety.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/incubating-at-high-humidity-levels-and-evaporation.111098/

 

[emmallaub]

your humidity may have been too high and the chick is like a sponge. They can get all bulgy and fat looking. Maybe thats why the other one was filled with fluid? Ive only hatched once from a bator and 2 of my chicks were waterlogged but I think that was because the eggs were supersized and full of more water than they should have been. The hen that laid the egg was a sex link feed store variety.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/incubating-at-high-humidity-levels-and-evaporation.111098/

Ah thank you!! Hopefully it’ll go down.