Yolk Sac Out

[NewChickLover27]

This is our first time with chicks. We have been having issues with our incubator and the chicks keep getting “shrink wrapped” and running out of air. This one I was able to make a hole by it’s beak for it to breath last night and it hatched this morning. It’s been 7 hours now and the yolk sac has shrunken a little bit, but the chick has not been able to stand and just keeps kicking around on its back. I don’t know what to do. I’ve added warm, wet paper towels to the incubator and have spritzed the egg sac once because it was sticking to the paper towel. Any advice is appreciated. I didn’t know if the cup idea would be good since he’s not very active. There are no other chicks in there/hatching. It is day 24 if that’s relevant.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Put him in one end of his egg shell, then rap a paper toil around to hold him in.

 

[NewChickLover27]

Put him in one end of his egg shell, then rap a paper toil around to hold him in.

Thank you for your reply! Does it need to be moist so the sac doesn’t stick, or should it be okay dry?

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Thank you for your reply! Does it need to be moist so the sac doesn’t stick, or should it be okay dry?

Your welcome!! The bottom of the chick goes inside the end of the egg shell, then you rap a paper Towel around the chick yo hold him in the shell so he can finish the yoke.

 

[Bigsonstinypets]

I have this hanging off. Don’t know what to do.

 

[Bigsonstinypets]

I wrapped him in warm wet paper towl
And put him back in the incubator. He is peeping nonstop

 

[NewChickLover27]

I don’t know for sure since I’m new to this, but it may be egg waste? From what I’ve read it with dry up and fall off. The white clumpy part I wiped off of my chick with a q tip. Sorry I’m not more of a help. I googled egg waste and this screen shot answer came up. I can’t see well in the photo, but he may have his umbilical cord still in the mix too that will dry up also. Hopefully someone else will respond with what to do!!

 

[Bigsonstinypets]

Thank you so much. Happy to say it did dry up and pop off. He or she is a real squeaker. Lol. So glad it wasn’t something catastrophic

 

[NewChickLover27]

How awesome! I’m so glad it all worked out for the little chick! It’s a super cute one.