Is the egg shrink wrapped ?

[Terri777]

Hi, my friends last egg has been externally pipped for 24 hours with no progress. Does this baby looked shrink wrapped ? It's the best view she could get with the incubator fogging up after previous hatches. Should she intervene ? Chick seems to be getting quiter and doesn't seem to be making any effort

 

[nuthatched]

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[Terri777]

 

[Terri777]

Could it also be possible the other chicks have picked parts of its shell off, as it doesn't seem right ? She will try and get a clearer pic

 

[Hatch in chicks]

I've saved 1 shrink wrapped chicks before I know how this works. First, have you opened the incubator at all? how long has it been like this?

 

[Hatch in chicks]

sorry 2 shrink wrapped chicks

 

[Hatch in chicks]

i just saw that you said it was like that for 24 hours

 

[Terri777]

He's also pipped closer to the narrow end of the egg nowhere near the air sac. The incubator she has used is manual and not digital for humidity, she did a dry incubation and then filled the water tray, it's always had a slight level of condensation since lockdown and the 5 other chicks hatched fine unaided

 

[Hatch in chicks]

Does it appear that shes trying to hit the shell or get out of the egg?

 

[Terri777]

i just saw that you said it was like that for 24 hours

Yes possibly more we noticed him at 8pm last night