seberger22
Chirping
- May 25, 2017
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Ok so this is a crazy situation that I need help with right away!
I am incubating eggs in my classroom, and I am actually out of town today so I'm nowhere near the school. The sub just called me to say that a chick is almost all the way out of its shell!
They are not supposed to even go into lockdown until Sunday!
I was doing sort of a dry run, so the humidity is only in the 20s (percentage) and the egg turner was still on. The first thing I told her to do was unplug the turner (and pray she doesn't accidentally unplug the incubator).
What should I tell her to do?? I didn't set the brooder up yet or anything! I didn't know it was possible for them to hatch 3 days before lockdown! My principal is at the school and she was planning on going in on Sunday for lockdown procedures, so I could have her do something things, but when in the process should she do that? The chick is almost out!
(I also took all the eggs out for like 10 minutes to candle them yesterday so this is crazy that it's happening so fast and so very not in lockdown conditions)
Should I have her put a bunch of water in? There's not really a way to make sure it's warm water (only option is from the tap). Should I have her take the turner out?
And what day do I need to take out this chick that's hatching? I assume my principal will still have to come in over the weekend to do that. But that means she'll need to set up the brooder herself. I usually don't keep chicks over the weekend, so I don't know what to do to prevent pasty butt and clean up and all that stuff of the weekend!
The chick is pretty much already out, so I don't think there's a risk of shrinkwrapping anymore.
Should I have the principal quickly take out the turner and raise the humidity? How should she deal with the hatching chick? Wait until it's out completely? I'm just worried it will get hurt. It's in the middle of the egg turner so it has eggs on all sides.
I am incubating eggs in my classroom, and I am actually out of town today so I'm nowhere near the school. The sub just called me to say that a chick is almost all the way out of its shell!
They are not supposed to even go into lockdown until Sunday!
I was doing sort of a dry run, so the humidity is only in the 20s (percentage) and the egg turner was still on. The first thing I told her to do was unplug the turner (and pray she doesn't accidentally unplug the incubator).
What should I tell her to do?? I didn't set the brooder up yet or anything! I didn't know it was possible for them to hatch 3 days before lockdown! My principal is at the school and she was planning on going in on Sunday for lockdown procedures, so I could have her do something things, but when in the process should she do that? The chick is almost out!
(I also took all the eggs out for like 10 minutes to candle them yesterday so this is crazy that it's happening so fast and so very not in lockdown conditions)
Should I have her put a bunch of water in? There's not really a way to make sure it's warm water (only option is from the tap). Should I have her take the turner out?
And what day do I need to take out this chick that's hatching? I assume my principal will still have to come in over the weekend to do that. But that means she'll need to set up the brooder herself. I usually don't keep chicks over the weekend, so I don't know what to do to prevent pasty butt and clean up and all that stuff of the weekend!
The chick is pretty much already out, so I don't think there's a risk of shrinkwrapping anymore.
Should I have the principal quickly take out the turner and raise the humidity? How should she deal with the hatching chick? Wait until it's out completely? I'm just worried it will get hurt. It's in the middle of the egg turner so it has eggs on all sides.
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