13th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[JustBabyMargo]

Temps are more important than humidity for the chick to absorb the liquid in the egg.

If the eggs were shipped, shipping stress can cause the chick to not develop well and then not absorb the liquid.

The temperature is at 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, and these eggs weren’t shipped. Can I do anything for this egg, or should I just leave it?

 

[muddy75]

6 calls and 1 pheasant in the brooder

I moved the coturnix and the 3/23 and 3/25 pheasant eggs to lockdown today too

 

[ronott1]

The temperature is at 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, and these eggs weren’t shipped. Can I do anything for this egg, or should I just leave it?

You can carefully remove some of the goo to make sure the chick can breath. Do not make the hole bigger though and try to keep the egg up at the hole.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

You can carefully remove some of the goo to make sure the chick can breath. Do not make the hole bigger though and try to keep the egg up at the hole.

So, remove the egg from the incubator, gently try to remove some of the crusty goo, and place it back into the incubator? Just trying to make sure that I know exactly what I’m doing before starting.

 

[Mrs J]

So, remove the egg from the incubator, gently try to remove some of the crusty goo, and place it back into the incubator? Just trying to make sure that I know exactly what I’m doing before starting.

Good luck

 

[JustBabyMargo]

I think it’s dead. It’s beak is sticking out and stuck inside that crusty goop, but it wasn’t moving. I scraped a bit off, but still no movement.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Picture:
At least 2 hatched and at least one zipping.

 

[ronott1]

So, remove the egg from the incubator, gently try to remove some of the crusty goo, and place it back into the incubator? Just trying to make sure that I know exactly what I’m doing before starting.

Yes! Work quickly but carefully. Try tweezers and qtips

 

[ronott1]

I think it’s dead. It’s beak is sticking out and stuck inside that crusty goop, but it wasn’t moving. I scraped a bit off, but still no movement.

I was afraid of that!

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Thank you for the help and guidance, I appreciate it. I guess I expected that at least one would fail.