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    Need Help - Egg Still Attached

    One of my chicks hatched but has it's cord still attached to the egg. I hadn't seen it before so I waited. It's been abot 3-4 hours and it's still attached. The humidity dropped to 65%. Should I add water to my Hovabator or just sit tight? This is day 20. Two chicks hatched early, probably due...
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    Help Please! Day 23, no chics, no pips, just cheeps

    My little chick is doing great...now there is another shimmying egg, but not peeping. We're at day 25. Is that just wishful thinking. I guess I could just wait and see....
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    Help Please! Day 23, no chics, no pips, just cheeps

    That egg did hatch. The chick is very lethargic. Should I expect that she won't make it?
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    Help Please! Day 23, no chics, no pips, just cheeps

    I'm going to sit tight. The temp is holding steady at just under 100 with the themometer on the floor of the incubator. So it is probably a bit higher. I know not to open the incubabtor so I'll have to guess at the them. It was running about 1-2 degrees higher at egg level...I have 1 vent plug...
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    Help Please! Day 23, no chics, no pips, just cheeps

    I had all but given up when I heard weak little peeps coming from one of my eggs. It was shaking and peeping, but no pips. I know I need to sit on my hands, but how long. I was so relieved to hear the peeps, but 4 hours later, nothing. I turned up the incubator because it was only 99 degrees...
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