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    Advice on helping a chick!!

    Got Got him out! He's chirping and looks strong. How long should I keep him in the incubator for?
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    Advice on helping a chick!!

    I It's been about 3 hours. He's going really slow. Should I just crack the shell along the zip line and let him push himself out?
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    Advice on helping a chick!!

    I got home and was ready to help him but he has slowly started to zip! He's taking a while but I don't want to bother him until I know for sure that he can't do it on his own anymore.
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    Advice on helping a chick!!

    Okay thank you!!
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    Advice on helping a chick!!

    It's been 24 hours and nothing. I'm gonna have to help. Any advice on helping? I've read most of the assisted hatching threads but I'm still nervous that I might do something wrong.
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    Advice on helping a chick!!

    Hi! So I had a chick pip on the wrong side of the egg. He had broken the shell but the membrane was still intact. I decided to help a little and broke the membrane so that the chick could breath. It started to bleed a bit so I quickly put it back in the incubator. It's been twelve hours and from...
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    Helping chick advice!!

    Someone please help!!
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    Helping chick advice!!

    Hi! So I had a chick pip on the wrong side of the egg. He had broken the shell but the membrane was still intact. I decided to help a little and broke the membrane so that the chick could breath. It started to bleed a bit so I quickly put it back in the incubator. It's been twelve hours and from...
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    Popped at wrong end

    someone please help! the chick has broken through the shell but the outer membrane is still untouched. the chick is at the small end of the egg so i dont think he's getting any air.
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    Popped at wrong end

    Hi! So this morning I woke up to a pip on the wrong end of the shell. The pip had broken the shell but the membrane was still closed. I'm afraid the chick might drown if he isn't getting any air to him. What should I do?!
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    Nervous!

    Thank you for the reply! I feel much better now!
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    Nervous!

    I haven't heard any noise from the chick, just slight movement of the egg. My temperature is stable and my humidity can't really be changed because I have an r-com mini which is probably my only worry. I placed a damp towel under the incubator which is supposed to help with humidity. Thanks fo...
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    Nervous!

    Hi! One of my silkie eggs has been wiggling for over 24 hours. It is now day 19. Should I be worried or is it normal that the egg has been moving for so long?
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    Eggs wiggling!

    Thanks for the reply!!
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    Eggs wiggling!

    Hi! I went into lockdown last night on day 18. A few hours later one of the eggs started wiggling! I woke up this morning to the same egg still wiggling no pip or anything! Is this normal? How long does it normally take for an egg to externally pip?! I'm hatching some silkies.
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