Urgent: Just Hatched Chick Struggling and Goop Hardening

[Pyxis]

That is lighter fluid right? I would need to go out and buy some.

Yes, they also call it starting fluid. Here's an article on how to use it:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...re-culling-the-injured-and-sick-babies.72140/

 

[Redhead Rae]

Well, it looks like my worries might have been premature. The chick has found its feet and is bobbling around on its ankles with its head up in the air. Looking much more lively. I think the poor thing just had a hard hatch. Its feet have straightened out too! Yay, no need for booties.

 

[casportpony]

Well, it looks like my worries might have been premature. The chick has found its feet and is bobbling around on its ankles with its head up in the air. Looking much more lively. I think the poor thing just had a hard hatch. Its feet have straightened out too! Yay, no need for booties.

Pictures?

 

[Redhead Rae]

I'll get them in a bit.

 

[Pyxis]

Well, it looks like my worries might have been premature. The chick has found its feet and is bobbling around on its ankles with its head up in the air. Looking much more lively. I think the poor thing just had a hard hatch. Its feet have straightened out too! Yay, no need for booties.

That is excellent news

 

[Suzi18]

oh good!

 

[Redhead Rae]

Poor thing had gotten itself stuck behind the bin that contains the eggs I moved in from the other incubator and was tuckered out for pictures. But you can see it is doing better. It wanted to nap after I moved it out from behind the bin.

 

[aart]

Lighter fluid is not necessarily ether...if you want ether get starting fluid.
I use scissors on chicks.

This is the hatching part you haven't seen, the bobbling around...
....usually worse when there's been an assist.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Lighter fluid is not necessarily ether...if you want ether get starting fluid.
I use scissors on chicks.

This is the hatching part you haven't seen, the bobbling around...
....usually worse when there's been an assist.

I assisted one egg on my first broody hatch, but she had kicked all the shell off and the membrane was THICK. I just had to rip the membrane and out she popped. Mama covered them up and dried them out and I've never had to directly care for newborn chicks before.

 

[WVduckchick]

Well, it looks like my worries might have been premature. The chick has found its feet and is bobbling around on its ankles with its head up in the air. Looking much more lively. I think the poor thing just had a hard hatch. Its feet have straightened out too! Yay, no need for booties.

Sorry, just catching up on the entire thread. So glad to read that its much improved! The pics of the green goo had me a bit worried too!

Personally, I don't like "washing" chicks anymore. I think we rush things too often. If the eye and beak are clear, most everything else can wait. Its easier to flake it off, or for them to preen it off, after they've dried a little. And there's much less likelihood of chilling the chick. JMHO, since ya asked

How's the rest of the hatch going? (I'm going to check your other thread...)