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egg on day 24 still alive but no pip

post #1 of 14
5/9/12 at 12:07pm
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I have an egg on day 24. The chick is still moving in its shell. It started peeping Sunday night. I put a small pinhole in the top Tuesday. It hasn't pipped. How long should I wait on it? Should I help it out? Everyone else came out Saturday and Sunday.


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post #2 of 14
5/9/12 at 2:09pm
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Should I cover the hole and see if that jump starts it to hatch?

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post #3 of 14
5/10/12 at 7:35am
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It is still alive but not trying to hatch.
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post #4 of 14
5/10/12 at 7:37am

Well I had one pip on day 25. It was rocking the whole day before.  It ended up dying. I am not sure what happened.  I let it run its course though just in case! I would say that you should just try waiting a little longer as long as you know it is alive! GL!

Homeschool mom to 4 boys and one baby girl, a dog, a roo blrw and his 4 girls(1 BO, 2 rir, and 1 EE), 2 quail and 8 bantam chickens(1 roo and 1 hen d'uccle, 1 hen sboe, bb red oe hen, and silkies(buff, white, lavender and black))

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Homeschool mom to 4 boys and one baby girl, a dog, a roo blrw and his 4 girls(1 BO, 2 rir, and 1 EE), 2 quail and 8 bantam chickens(1 roo and 1 hen d'uccle, 1 hen sboe, bb red oe hen, and silkies(buff, white, lavender and black))

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post #5 of 14
5/10/12 at 8:42am
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I picked the top of its shell off. It is shrunk wrapped. I have it wrapped in wet paper towels. Will have to see how it goes now.
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post #6 of 14
5/10/12 at 8:48am

i would help it out at this point

 

after this long all veins should have receeded and yolk absorbed

 

its your call

5 Red Star, 1 Speckledy, 3 Col Blacktails, 3 White Star [Leghorn]  1 Amber Star - All Hybrid Pullets, 1 French Copper Marans - Roo, 2 Lavender Araucanas - Roos, 3 Cream Legbars - 2 Pullets & 1 Roo

 

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5 Red Star, 1 Speckledy, 3 Col Blacktails, 3 White Star [Leghorn]  1 Amber Star - All Hybrid Pullets, 1 French Copper Marans - Roo, 2 Lavender Araucanas - Roos, 3 Cream Legbars - 2 Pullets & 1 Roo

 

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post #7 of 14
5/10/12 at 8:48am

I hope for the best for you but I myself did not have good luck when I helped my last two littles out of the shells. The one seemed very vibrant and healthy but did not make it, who knows what kind of problems he had I guess, I thought he was just shrink wrapped due to perhaps too high of humidity during incubation. I have a new hatch due in 3 days with a different humidity then the first time so hopefully it turns out better.Its very stressful to try and get it right for these little ones.

 

Good luck to you!

Mother of: 2 wonderful stepsons, 1 RR, 2 Barred Rocks, 1 Americana, 1 Buff Cochin, 1 Buff Wyandotte, 3 Amazing Polish (one golden laced, one white crested and one cuckoo) and 1 Buff Brahma.

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post #8 of 14
5/10/12 at 8:59am
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22 hatched out of 31. Two pipped but died before they zipped. I had 7 eggs left in there. Only one still had movement. Ive had a hard time keeping the humidity up for that last one. I think the only reason its still alive is the pinhole I put in it Tuesday.

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post #9 of 14
5/10/12 at 9:02am

22 out of 31 first off is a victory in my book!

 

When I hatched last time, it was my first, wow a way to learn a lot.... fast.

 

When the first one hatched, I knew at least that I had done something right, I mean, one chick made it... then came the others.

 

It is so stressful but worth it in the end.

Mother of: 2 wonderful stepsons, 1 RR, 2 Barred Rocks, 1 Americana, 1 Buff Cochin, 1 Buff Wyandotte, 3 Amazing Polish (one golden laced, one white crested and one cuckoo) and 1 Buff Brahma.

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post #10 of 14
5/10/12 at 9:08am
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My last hatch was 13 out of 16. Two died before lockdown. One I thought was dead and I killed it when I opened it. Otherwise it would have been 14.

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