Urgent help please - UPDATED Two babies!

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chickenrk

chickenrk

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Mar 18, 2017
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Hi all,

my 3 eggs are one day over, with no obvious pipping. As a first timer, i am obviously excited but had some questions (i am in lockdown with H75% and constant temp of 37.6C - all has been automatic and reliable)
1. one of the eggs has a brown 'ring' around the area where the air sac is - normal?

2. another egg looks slightly discoloured - the person i bought the eggs off told me to check the floatation - which i did - it sank and so as directed, i chipped a tiny bit off. The baby is still breathing! What do i do now????

3. third egg looks like a lump of stone - nothing happening that is obvious.

Thank you :)
 
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chickenrk said:
Hi all,

my 3 eggs are one day over, with no obvious pipping. As a first timer, i am obviously excited but had some questions (i am in lockdown with H75% and constant temp of 37.6C - all has been automatic and reliable)
1. one of the eggs has a brown 'ring' around the area where the air sac is - normal?

2. another egg looks slightly discoloured - the person i bought the eggs off told me to check the floatation - which i did - it sank and so as directed, i chipped a tiny bit off. The baby is still breathing! What do i do now????

3. third egg looks like a lump of stone - nothing happening that is obvious.

Thank you :)
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@WVduckchick
 
I can see a tiny tip (not sure if this is foot in the air sac, or beak) it's slowly moving in and out - I am now worried about whether to q tip a tiny amount of vaseline on th winner membrane that i can see to stop it shrink wrapping (humidity at 77%) or to leave it?
 
Chickens really
Thank you - i have applied a tiny tiny bit. I can still see some veins, so have been super careful. it isn't moving apart from breathing. I feel terrible and really worried. crikey, i didn't realise i would feel this anxious before they even hatched! Thank you - do you think i need to sit with it through the night to make sure it doesn't shrink wrap while i'm asleep? How long does that take?
 
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Chickens really 

Thank you - i have applied a tiny tiny bit.  I can still see some veins, so have been super careful.  it isn't moving apart from breathing.  I feel terrible and really worried.  crikey, i didn't realise i would feel this anxious before they even hatched! Thank you - do you think i need to sit with it through the night to make sure it doesn't shrink wrap while i'm asleep?  How long does that take?
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Now that it has piped it could still be hours..:(..;)......I peep and tap the top of the incubator to the egg every half hour or so between rests..:)...They get pretty lazy..:(.......75% Seams a bit high to me...?....I go with 60 to 65%......I'm no expert but WV taught me lots..I have hatched with great success..:)
 
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Sorry...I am also a wreck when mine hatch....:(.....I never sleep..:(...;)......
Did you take away so of the air cell from the pip hole?....Hours yet....:(......Let it rest and then peep and quack..Rap the incubator to wake it up.....:)
 

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