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If it looks solid black they should still be good. Dead embryos sink towards the narrow end of the egg and there will be a watery gap between the air cell and the embryo.

:hugs Sorry about losing the two babies. That's rough and it's so hard when there's nothing you can do. Glad Lotus has got a friend (or will do once she remembers her manners! Sometimes they do peck out of curiosity but she should stop once the other chick is up and about and acting more...

They sure are giving you sleepless nights! I meant it may be 48 hours from that first pip, maybe even a little longer. :barnie sums it up pretty well! :lol: It's so difficult to judge especially when things aren't progressing normally. They have no idea what they put us through! Good thing they...

Generally a bit of a bleed won't hurt them. If there's still blood the chick still isn't ready to hatch, so I'd leave it until it's more like 36 hours in and check cautiously again. If it's pipped straight out then that will add to the amount of time until it is ready to hatch as it doesn't...

She's adorable! :love

Yay Lotus! :clap She's most likely exhausted but hopefully her cheeping will encourage the others to hurry up. It does take them awhile to gather their strength and start exploring.

Just keep the humidity up for them and fingers crossed they'll get here in the end without too much trouble. Love the name Lotus! I had a quail pipped for more than 36 hours. I'd tried to help out once 24 hours had passed but made the poor thing bleed. It wasn't doing any chirping so I...

Chicks that pip straight out do tend to take longer to hatch, adding the time that they would've been internally pipped to the amount of time they are externally pipped. You can use vaseline or coconut oil on the membranes to keep them moistened. I've never had a chick pip in the wrong place...

White membrane is fine - yellow is when it's starting to dry out. Is the chick gasping every now and then? That indicates it is still absorbing the yolk so don't do anything until it has stopped doing that. Chicks do breath fast so I wouldn't worry too much at this point. Hopefully your...

Yes, do be prepared to help if required. But what a surprise! :lol: The chick will probably sit for 24 hours from that first pip (on average) then the unzipping part should take about an hour. Keep an eye on it at that stage and if it's just making its pip hole larger then it has got stuck...