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.
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
Came down this morning the temp had dropped to 76f as the bulb had blown.. Humidity was sat at 80%.
This eggs are all dead now I would guess? Or is there any hope for them? Day 21 today
First time building an incubator and trying to hatch eggs..
So far we have covered the outside of the tank in a reflective emergency blanket, got my hygrometer (exo terra), sorted out my pc fan connected to a USB lead and plugged in, using the fish tank heater inside a small tube of water and...