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I think it must of but I'm glad I helped it still and know that I did everything I could for him/her

No idea in afraid. This little chick did not make it sadly I just went downstairs and he/she has assumed the dead chick position and not breathing. As sad as it is I'm glad it got a chance to play with the other chicks.

This is the little one who was stuck

No idea what genders we have so far. Heard silkies can be hard

Since we had gone 24 hours I popped back in and re moistened the membrane and popped back a bit more shell. ( edit to add I had been keeping the membrane moist anyway just the shell I left alone for 24 hours) Went out for 2 hours and came home to him/her zipping however the dried parts of the...

I have left it well alone since first checking it. Still alive in there this morning, still moving its beak so happy to leave it sat there, if it starts to stop being so alive and active I will get it out.

I have a chick that pipped today it's membrane is dry but it's pipped the wrong end the air sac is still completely intact it's beak is where the hole is. I've moistened and chiped away a bit more of the shell for it, put it back in the incubator as still chirping.

Second one out

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Well after my first hatch being a complete loss we had some silkie eggs due later today. 2am we had had one pip and 1 hatch 9am the pipped one is zipping and egg 3 pipped

Well nothing survived.. We cracked some open and it appears a lot where malposistioned with beaks tucked well and truly in the middle of everything. The one who pipped died before zipping. Hoping for better luck on my next batch. Although I've been given some eggs that have the air sac...

I've read it can take up to 48 hours after first pip and that temperature dropping can delay things. So I would wait it out

Scrap that!!! I just blew another bulb shattered it... I had to go in so I took the chance to candle a few in the bator while cutting my hands to bits and found this guy has pipped upside down!!! Another looks internally pipped... The rest just look full apart from air sac but no movement

Nothing appears to be going on. No rocking no pips... Cannot listin for them as have nearly 3 week old chicks in the same room.