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post #31 of 44
12/30/11 at 7:26pm

Patience, grasshopper.
Go to bed, and they may be looking for you in the morning.

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post #32 of 44
12/30/11 at 7:27pm
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big_smile I am a bad hatch mama! I just cant take this stress! lol

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post #33 of 44
12/30/11 at 7:47pm

Go to bed!

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post #34 of 44
12/30/11 at 8:23pm

I agree if the chick is still making noise it is good.  But if they start sounding weak I would help.  But only check on the chick, apply some extra moisture around the pipped area, if the chick is not doing well slowly ever so slowly peel the shell back.  But make sure there is just enough room for them to breath, moisten area put it back in the incubator.  Wait a while then remove a little bit more  while trying to stay with a normal pip line.  Several time it paid off to help and sometimes it back fired hard core.  Just wait and see what happens.

Christal

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post #35 of 44
12/30/11 at 8:25pm
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Well my 15 year old is late coming home so I am stuck sitting here for how ever long it takes for him to get his butt home.Grrr. I was going to go to bed, but now I wait and wait.

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post #36 of 44
12/30/11 at 8:28pm
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Ahaa! the booger just got home. To bed I go! Pray for babies tonight!

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post #37 of 44
12/31/11 at 7:04am
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So I go up every three hours (the joy of being pregnant) to check on them. 2 others hatched before this little guy, finally at 6 am, I noticed he decided to start a whole new pip and had gotten all the around was was stuck, with his butt up between the eggs shells, I intervened and pulled the shell apart and the little booger was already mostly dry. But hes out and peeped like crazy until i pulled him out of the bator and put him with his buddies.  I have 2 more pipped, so I am hoping for more! Pictures to come after breakfast.

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post #38 of 44
12/31/11 at 7:32am

Perhaps just removing a slight bit of shell will help him out - Had to do that for mine. However, you want to be REALLY careful in pulling him out because of the blood vessels that might not yet be closed up yet... Although if it's been so long and you think he's stuck... It could be the best decision to make for you chicky.. But if you do be very careful and don't take him all the way out of the egg.... O my, this makes me nervous.... hmm

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post #39 of 44
12/31/11 at 8:05am
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big_smile Hes out.  REad above post. He was stuck with half his butt out of the shell.

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post #40 of 44
7/8/12 at 2:52pm
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Originally Posted by namastemama View Post

He' still in there peeping away. I have a 3 other eggs pipped now. Its been officially 24 hours now......... I hate this waiting, why are they taking so long from pip to zip? I thought 24 hours was the max?


I know this is an old thread but it comes up quickly doing a search.   I had one take over 48 hours from pip to zip.  She's still very tired but she made it.  She was halfway out of the shell and just stayed there for a long time. 

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