Thank you! Unfortunately the chick is quite disabled & was very weak by the time I freed it. It couldn't complete the rest of the hatch and was completely sticky by this point so it couldn't move and as it dried, set like concrete. I slowly released it and the yolk was well absorbed. I gave...
Thank you! I've opened the incubator and found hard brown leathery membrane stiff & dry around its neck which I managed to soften with some warm water. It was very stuck and couldn't move. I've only lowered the shell and stiff membrane a small amount - like 5mm all around so it's wider than...
I have one white orpington chick in my incubator that pipped externally through the air sac 26 hours ago then rested 10 hours then spent the next 10 hours slowly making the hole bigger until 6 hours ago it could stick its head out. So its now 26 hours since pipping and its had its head out for...