early hatch

  1. F

    Umbilicus exposed after hatching ?

    First time hatcher here. One of my Silkie eggs just hatched a day early. I am hatching vertically in egg cartons due to some questionable air sacs (they were shipped). The chick seemed to be stuck in the egg but eventually rolled out onto the incubator and remnants of the yolk still seemed to be...
  2. C

    Chicks hatching early Day 19 (buff Orpington chicks, Rhode Island Red mama)

    Hello! This is my first experience with a Broody Hen. She’s a Rhode Island Red and in her own “nursery” area attached to the main run. I put the fertilized buff Orpington eggs under her on July 2 morning, so today- July 21- would be 19 days. We had an intense storm last night with tons of...
  3. Little Tala Bug

    Broody hen rejected early chick

    Hi all! I posted a few days ago about my hen, Henrietta, going missing for a couple weeks, only to be found with a clutch of eggs. They are meant to hatch tomorrow, but one hatched this morning. It has a very small amount of unbroken yellow yolk sack protruding from its backside but...
  4. A

    is it okay to open my incubator if some eggs hatch early

    it is day 19 and two chicks are already hatching, once they're dry is it okay to open my incubator to get them out? will it negatively affect the other eggs? what should i do that would be best for them
  5. Hatcher1997

    PLEASE HELP EARLY HATCH!

    I’m on day 22, for what I thought were Muscovy eggs but one has already pipped. I’m not sure how long it’s been trying to pip and it’s making noises but I’m so worried as nothing inside was prepared as I hadn’t put them into lockdown yet. So I had to remove the lid to place an anti slip matt and...
  6. H

    Please Help! Sick Duckling Can't Stand Won't Eat!!

    Please Help! Any advice greatly appreciated!! We have a duckling that hatched early with yolk sack still not finished absorbing. We assisted 36 hours after external pip after realizing membrane was sticky and stuck to duckling. After hatching left in incubator for 24 hours but had trouble...
  7. A

    Chicken eggs hatching on day 20

    Chicken eggs have started to pip on day 20. Is this normal? Do I leave the early hatches shells or take each chick out after its fluffy?
  8. Jessicamtorres93

    Help with Duckling hatching stage. Early?

    Hi, I am new to this page and I have a crested duck and a domestic white duck that have been laying eggs and I incubated 3. I collected them on November 21st. They may have been sitting in the coop a day or two. but my duck was not sitting on them so I brought them in. I have a video and a few...
  9. A

    Silkie chick with... wry neck?

    Hi everyone, new here. I have read posts before but I just joined because I need some help and don't where else to turn. Apologies ahead of time for the long post. I have silkie chicks in an incubator and one of them hatched on day 17. She externally pipped on day 16 and struggled quite a bit...
  10. Xashi

    bantam chicks Hatched to early!!

    One of my chicks Hatched afew days early. She has this red sack attached to her bottom. She is moving, eating and drinking with no problems. I have her separated in an incubator cause the other chicks were pecking at the red bulge. she is now 2days old. What is it and what can I do to help the...
  11. H

    Help! Chick found half dead!

    Hi, This morning one of my brooding hens had three new chicks and one just poking a hole out of its egg. I came by later today and found the one that had poked a hole, was now just in half of its membrane and had rolled out of the nest. My hen seemed not interested in it and I thought that the...
  12. R3M1X

    HATCHED 3 DAYS EARLY?!?!

    So I had three duck eggs in my incubator and I had set the temp and humidity at the appropriate readings and confirmed them as well. One egg which I didnt know had hairline cracks ended up dying within two weeks of development. The next two were fine and one of those two the embryo was moving...
  13. heavenzeyes

    Slow Hatchlings

    I have a mixed breed incubation goin on, it's now day 22.5, almost 48hrs ago my 1st chic hatched & is practically dry. 6hrs ago I had another hatch & is still wet. I have 3 that have pipped and are showing small signs of starting the zip process. Can I remove the dry chic to the brooder now...
  14. Kimmyh51

    Duckling internal pip 4-5 days before due to hatch

    Hi guys, Last night I went outside and discovered that one of my ducks, who has been sitting, had left her nest, for at least a few hrs, and the egg in it which is due either sat or sun this week, was freezing cold. I held the egg near my skin and it was icy cold (it was close to 0deg Celsius...
  15. M

    Quail hatch 3 days early help

    So far 3 eggs have hatched 3 days early, another one popped and made her way around the egg but has been quiet so is almost ready to finish coming out. Today was supposed to be lockdown so I didn’t even get a chance to take the auto turner tray out. The humidity is around 30%. I’m worried if...
  16. David Normandy

    First chick out at day 16! What to do with the others??

    Hi, I'm fairly new to incubating (although not to rearing chickens), this is my second batch of hatchlings using an incubator. I had a pretty early hatch last time (all between day 18 and 20, 6 out of 8 eggs). SO I figured that the thermo reading was off and I lowered this batch one degree and...
  17. iroeldjoeldj

    My first incubated egg hatched!

    It is actually only day 18 here today...and it hatched while still in the incubator. I'm putting them in a separate hatcher tonight. Such a nice surprise to come down and see this little fluff ball sitting on the eggs patiently. First I saw the egg with the hole in it, and no chick anywhere...
  18. Chickababie01

    My 19 day chick hatched .. HELP PLEASE

    My chick is only 19 days and it hatched and it’s yolk isn’t fully ok .. and it’s little legs are tucked under him and he can’t really do anything I am worried sick ! What do I do with yolk ??!!
  19. S

    Please help me! Need an answer ASAP! Chick hatched before lockdown! Humidity low and turner still in

    Ok so this is a crazy situation that I need help with right away! I am incubating eggs in my classroom, and I am actually out of town today so I'm nowhere near the school. The sub just called me to say that a chick is almost all the way out of its shell! They are not supposed to even go into...
  20. S

    Help!! Chick is hatching 3 days before lockdown! Humidity low and turner still in!

    Ok so this is a crazy situation that I need help with right away! I am incubating eggs in my classroom, and I am actually out of town today so I'm nowhere near the school. The sub just called me to say that a chick is almost all the way out of its shell! They are not supposed to even go into...
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