Assisted hatch on 24 hrs externally pipped chick, are these veins?

[HungryBetty]

Hi,
This is our first hatch and our first external pipper has not made progress. At hour 24 I peeled away some of the shell. It appears that its foot is above his head and that I will need to help get the membrane off. I cannot tell if there are still veins that need to be absorbed and do not want to prematurely remove the membrane.
Please help us! TYIA!

 

[TOR]

on the right side of the egg those are veins. If you start to get bleeding should stop.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

 

[Emelyn]

Hi,
This is our first hatch and our first external pipper has not made progress. At hour 24 I peeled away some of the shell. It appears that its foot is above his head and that I will need to help get the membrane off. I cannot tell if there are still veins that need to be absorbed and do not want to prematurely remove the membrane.
Please help us! TYIA!

I think that you should wet the membrane a little to help the chick hatch a little faster (please only do this if the membrane is dry!)

 

[Ruby Rogue]

Is that pipped at wrong end?

 

[HungryBetty]

on the right side of the egg those are veins. If you start to get bleeding should stop.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

Thank you! I hadn’t come across that first link and it is extremely helpful.

She can breathe just fine so I don’t want to rush it. She also made a little larger space with her beak and the other chicks that hatched keep hanging out next to her. I think waiting a few hours and reassessing won’t hurt.

 

[HungryBetty]

I think that you should wet the membrane a little to help the chick hatch a little faster (please only do this if the membrane is dry!)

I covered the membrane with coconut oil because it dried out too quickly using water. Do I need to recover it every hour?

 

[TOR]

I use coconut oil or something similar on the membrane so it does not dry.

 

[TOR]

I covered the membrane with coconut oil because it dried out too quickly using water. Do I need to recover it every hour?

You shouldn't

 

[HungryBetty]

You shouldn't

Thank you!

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Coconut oil will dry out to. You are correct in saying to reapply it after an hour or two.