What is this organ looking thing in egg?

[jtink1203]

As long the yolk doesn't get damaged, she should be okay. You just have to be really careful when assisting as one wrong move can seriously hurt or kill them.

Thank you. We are going it works out for the best in the end

 

[jtink1203]

Welcome to BYC!
That's the yolk sac, yes. Put it in a paper towel lined bowl, with the egg, in the incubator. Leave it there until it's done absorbing. That way it can't drag the sac around and break it open. If it break open, that's usually fatal. With eggs, just for the future, don't assist until it's been over 24 hours with no progress. At lockdown your humidity should be at 75% to avoid shrinkwrapping, and if you assist any, stop immediately if you see blood and don't touch it for at least another two hours.

Okay thank you we still have 3 other eggs waiting to go. My sister bought these to raise and had to fly to FL just in time for them to hatch of course. I work full time, and my fiance and I have been doing our best. When I got home from work today humidity had dropped to 20% somehow even though we constantly keep and eye and add water. My fiance had just been here a few hours prior checking on them.

 

[jtink1203]

Thank you. We are going it works out for the best in the end

***Hoping

 

[graypes]

update?
I had a couple like this last year that I assisted too early (eager beaver alert!) It was hard to wait but it all worked out in the end and they all survived and are happy and healthy today!!

Also, once the yolk is absorbed, you gotta wait a bit more until all the veins and stuff are absorbed or else you risk nicking an artery and them possibly bleeding out (don't freak out yet! its just a warning and just a possibility!!) once the yolk sac is absorbed you're gonna wanna keep an eye on the umbilical cord attaching their cute little bellies to the shell.
if you see bright red veins on the shell its not done yet. The umbilical cord will be thick and bright or dark red if it is still absorbing blood vessels. you want to wait for the cord to get thin and the blood vessels to not be apparent on the shell ORRRRR in the cord. Last year one duck nibbled their own cord too soon, luckily I was there and prepared with cornstarch (I didn't have styptic powder, but if you have that, keep it handy) and was able to stop the bleeding. The duck SURVIVED! But she had a big swollen belly button for a few weeks and needed extra attention to prevent infection. even then, she still survived and is nibbling my toes as I type this

 

[graypes]

Also, it was @MGG who advised me through my whole shrink-wrapping/egg-assisting ordeal last year so you're in good hands already!

If you're really really worried about shrink-wrapping, you can moisten the shell/membrane with a q-tip and coconut oil! but I'd wait and see like MGG said!

 

[jtink1203]

Also, it was @MGG who advised me through my whole shrink-wrapping/egg-assisting ordeal last year so you're in good hands already!

If you're really really worried about shrink-wrapping, you can moisten the shell/membrane with a q-tip and coconut oil! but I'd wait and see like MGG said!

Thank you for all of this! We are keeping an eye out still. We have her in the bowl with paper towel, bottom of egg still attached. We don't know what will happen as of now she is keeping her eyes closed, but moving and kicking her one foot that's. We've had another two hatch since so we are afraid something may not be right as she had pipped before the third one that's hatched. She is alive, but still hoping she makes it through. I'm too nervous to even attempt to remove the rest of the egg right now. No idea on the status of the egg sac. I'm happy to hear your little one has made it through. In the future assisting will bea last possible resort. There's a lot of responsibility when you interfere with nature.

 

[graypes]

Thank you for all of this! We are keeping an eye out still. We have her in the bowl with paper towel, bottom of egg still attached. We don't know what will happen as of now she is keeping her eyes closed, but moving and kicking her one foot that's. We've had another two hatch since so we are afraid something may not be right as she had pipped before the third one that's hatched. She is alive, but still hoping she makes it through. I'm too nervous to even attempt to remove the rest of the egg right now. No idea on the status of the egg sac. I'm happy to hear your little one has made it through. In the future assisting will bea last possible resort. There's a lot of responsibility when you interfere with nature.

They are very slow, for two days I thought my little early assist egg was not going to make it bc of how slow it was moving, but I think that's just being a baby/all the hard work they have to do to absorb everything
How is the chick now? Did it make it?