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She’s not doing well... I feel terrible. I made a new thread about her.

She also has curled toes, which is why she can’t stand. She’s been trying very hard to stand. Should wait to put tape on them?

I put her in the brooder now (isolated). Hopefully she’ll be doing okay in the morning. Goodnight everyone.

She’s resting now. I gave her some sugar in water. I’m feeling hopeful.

She’s pretty active but still isn’t up and walking around. It’s been around 3-4 hours now. Any suggestions?

I know! I’m exhausted. It’s all so nerve racking. My other three chicks will be happy to have a new friend. As for her feathers, they seem to have dried with the “goop” from the inside of the egg, so it feels winery. I’ll just let her be.

Okay everybody. I have some good news! The chick kicked her way out of the shell. She was very stuck, once I saw her membrane of the shell and how dried out it was! Shes kicking around in the incubator now. She’s still very dry right now, should I wet her or something? Praying that she turns out...

Update. I’ve gotten up periodically through the night to check on her and damped the membrane. She seems ready to come out but the blood vessels are still deep red but seem thinner. I don’t want to act too hastily. She also seems like she’s in a position where she is able to wiggle out now.

do the blood vessels look absorbed? I’ve never done assisted hatches before so I don’t know what to look for.

Okay update! I took off the shell part of the cap. What do I guys think? I wet the membrane with a damp Q-tip. Shes back in the incubator. She also seemed pretty active in the egg. also how do I upload a video?

I decided to wait another few hours. I’ll keep everybody updated.

Yes it’s the one on the left. It only made it about 1/4 of the way around before getting stuck in the same spot so I helped it the rest of the way around. That’s why it looks like that. Should I take off that upper cap part completely?

I’m still not 100% sure if I should break the outer membrane. I didn’t see any blood vessels.

Thank you! That’s really helpful. I’m still not sure if I should assist further though.

Yeah, I decided it needed assistance, so I broke its cap and some outer membrane. It’s been an hour and it’s still not pushing its way out but it’s moving a bit

I have an quail egg that just seems to not want to hatch. It’s been piping over 48 hours and I’m worried that it can’t get out. I know the chick inside is still alive, and pretty active because I can see it through the hole. I know assistance is a last resort but I’m getting worried. I don’t...