Worried about newly hatched egg

[Berthaniaflowerd]

Hello. We’ve had a successful hatch with out Rhode Island Whites. It’s a first time for me from a homemade incubator. I’m now a little worried about one little baby. It took almost three days and still didn’t hatch. It pipped and zipped but no hatch. I noticed it was slowing down a lot so after a few more hours I googled it and someone said go ahead and peel back the eggs shell to help it. So that’s what I did and now it’s been 4 hours and it looks like it’s struggling to move still. I popped it on its stomach and it keeps rolling into its back. It’s still breathing steadily and once in a while it kicks it legs like it’s trying o right itself with no luck. I’m tempted to move it into a separate small brooder by itself to maybe get warm and dry in case it’s sick or something. All the other chickies look great. Hopping around and pecking. Help. I want to help this little one.

 

[Berthaniaflowerd]

Well just an update. I couldn’t take it anymore so I opened up the incubator to rescue my chicken baby. And it was all dried up on one side. So I set up a box and a heat lamp and took a warm damp paper towel and washed it up all nice and now it’s in the box separate from everyone else drying off. It’s moving more and chirping a lot but it pooped what looked like a clear gel stuff. I’m hoping it’s just from the stress. Will keep a close eye on it and cross my fingers. Not much else I can do I think. Unless someone’s got an idea for me

 

[cherrynberry]

Is it still alright

 

[Berthaniaflowerd]

Is it still alright

For now. I only just moved it. Ride out the day and night and see how it goes. Poor little thing. I’m trying not to get so attached but it’s just so tiny and helpless.