14 hour babies

[Sshepard]

Hi. I have two babies right now that has hard hatches. Both were stuck for about 48 hours before I helped them out. The small one hatched still attached to the shell. It has dried out significantly so im hopeful it will fall off soon, but it also has curled toes. If it survives, I'll brace the feet, but mostly I am concerned with its size. It is so tiny! And the other one who was also stuck is just crying constantly. I have them in my house currently but she is so vocal I cant even sleep. She has started to walk more but still stumbles around and then had this strange poop. Any advice on how to help these two thrive?

 

[Sshepard]

 

[Mill Chick]

@Eggcessive?

 

[Project Blue]

I'd tie off the gunk with thread then snip, dip their bills in sugar water and make sure they have enough heat. Be careful with the sugar water just a tiny bit to kick start them. I'd cut your pipe cleaner W's to fit and have several sizes waiting and do it before the bones harden. If the one is chirping loudly, I'd guess its too cold. Watch, them as you get them warmer. If the mouth gapes it's too hot. Maybe drip a little hydrogen peroxide on the umbilical area. Think of your chicks as critical care patients. Less handling is more but keep after them. The temperature has to be exactly right. I'd keep it near incubation temperatures as they likely don't have any reserves, whereas a normal timed hatched chick would be internally still absorbing nutrients the first day. I've had very weak late hatchers survive, but had to give them repeated sugar water to get them off the ground and eating/drinking on their own.

 

[Mill Chick]

I'd tie off the gunk with thread then snip, dip their bills in sugar water and make sure they have enough heat. Be careful with the sugar water just a tiny bit to kick start them. I'd cut your pipe cleaner W's to fit and have several sizes waiting and do it before the bones harden. If the one is chirping loudly, I'd guess its too cold. Watch, them as you get them warmer. If the mouth gapes it's too hot. Maybe drip a little hydrogen peroxide on the umbilical area. Think of your chicks as critical care patients. Less handling is more but keep after them. The temperature has to be exactly right. I'd keep it near incubation temperatures as they likely don't have any reserves, whereas a normal timed hatched chick would be internally still absorbing nutrients the first day. I've had very weak late hatchers survive, but had to give them repeated sugar water to get them off the ground and eating/drinking on their own.

Apple juice works as well as sugar water and has other vitamins in it to! You can just cut up some apples and pour a little water in then stick them in the microwave then you can feed the juice to the chicks with an eye dropper!

 

[Sshepard]

Thank you for the advice. Unfortunately both passed last night.

 

[Mill Chick]

Thank you for the advice. Unfortunately both passed last night.

I’m sorry!

 

[Eggcessive]

I am sorry for your loss. Humidity issues, temp spikes, and bacteria in a brooder can cause a lot of different issues. I hope that your others do well.