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  1. salahzantout

    Help! I don't know what to do with this little one!

    the same thing happened to my chick, the wing was covering his head and he cold barely use his beak to break the egg shell... the inner membrane and the shell were clearly thick and hard for him... what you should have done is to gradually break the egg for him which give him support - less...
  2. salahzantout

    Help! I don't know what to do with this little one!

    yes you can help the chick getting out of the egg, i have two chicks with similar cases with my hatch and i did help them get out of the egg... i helped them at first by breaking the membrane and it seems the egg shell was hard and they could not even continue by themselves. After that i took...
  3. salahzantout

    My first incubating experience

    you can help the chick which is not able to get out of the egg, i my self helped two chicks to get out because it was clear that he is not sitting in the right way that allow him to zip the egg. if it took him more that 18 hrs or so i would directly help him. This is because sometimes the...
  4. salahzantout

    My first incubating experience

    I do not know what rocking means :) hehe, but anyway the whole experience is not as precise as you may think, note that my first chick hatched at the 20 th day and made its first zip on the 19th. others hatched at 20 and 21 and 22... Also note that my incubator is a home made incubator and i was...
  5. salahzantout

    My first incubating experience

    its ok if the humidity played a little bit, but its very dangerous at lock down period, my eggs hatched i had 6 out of 9 and 1 died 4 days after hatching and the other 3 i assume it was before i opened hthe incubator many times and humidity fluctuated at lock down period. I also helped two...
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    Urgent quesiton please ! hatched with bottom attached !

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    Urgent quesiton please ! hatched with bottom attached !

    hey there, thanks for your reply but the chick has already got out of the shell... and yes i meant the inner membrane... I saw blood vessels when i throw it away... and now i can see a small length blood vessel - remainder of blood vessel - on the bottom of the chick ( about 5mm long... Now...
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    Urgent quesiton please ! hatched with bottom attached !

    the chick have been struggling to open the egg but could not, after some time i decided to help him and found out that the shell is stuck on him... i managed to remove the shell but was stunned to find out that the inner side of the shell still have red vein vessels and the bottom of the chick...
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    1st timer question-Chick still attached to egg, dragging it around

    i have a case close to this, if not the same... the chick bottom have been struggling to open the egg but could not, after some time i decided to help him and found out that the shell is stuck on him... however i managed to remove the shell but was stunned to find out that the inner side of the...
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    *CHICKS are HERE!!!* Egg Candling Pics: Progression Though Incubation

    its clearly that the air bubble on lock down is not 1/3 the egg size as some have been saying, thanks now i know im on the safe side :)
  11. salahzantout

    Egg candling

    On 4th day you could clearly see the veins if the egg is white color... hope that helps
  12. salahzantout

    How to lower humidity in still air incubator

    decrease the amount of water, or surface area of water... you might as well close half of the pan with nylon or anything... you can also add openings for ventilation...
  13. salahzantout

    What's the difference ?

    Yes, do not worry, roosters always take responsibility of fertiizing the eggs.
  14. salahzantout

    My first incubating experience

    mine are on their 13th day, now things are going quite good for me. However, I would like to note that you can make sure that you hygrometer is working right by the salt solution, salt when added to little water gives a constant humidity ratio number that I do not remember :D, its a test for...
  15. salahzantout

    My first incubating experience

    its a sad story , i hope mine get a better chance to live since a a day ago the temperature went wild ( 104F) i might find out on the 15th day wether things are on track or not. I do not want to wait 21 days or so for nothing ! A fan kit is ofcourse better, its even better if you direct the...
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    *CHICKS are HERE!!!* Egg Candling Pics: Progression Though Incubation

    why do you actually rap the lamp with aluminum foil ? is it ok to do that ?
  17. salahzantout

    My first incubating experience

    so today is my chicks 5th day and i can see the veins :) very excited :D I hope everything will continue straight.
  18. salahzantout

    My first incubating experience

    very nice, i am also hatching some eggs in a homemade incubator, today would be their third day and i hope thinkgs go right :). goodluck
  19. salahzantout

    Temprature in incubator?

    ive read many threads, they all said between 99 and 102 is the best, and temperatures outside 97 and 103 must be avoided check the link here www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/di0631.html and just google it and you will find exactly what i said. goodluck
  20. salahzantout

    chick panting in incubator

    I have known that you must get them out when they are dry and able to walk, and put them in a seperate box with a lamp to keep them warm.
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