24 Hours Large Pip Hole & Nothing

[BaaKaaawk]

No! Don't open it! There's still lots of unabsorbed yolk if it's yawning. Please don't help it yet!

It's been 24 hours, and we're talking about helping zip it- not open it. The chick is going to die.

 

[MGG]

Yes, this was my concern also. The membrane around the beak seems to be turning a darker brown color. This is my first hatch. I don't want to mess anything up or lose a chick. :-/ We just had one hatch around 7:45 and that one needs to dry and fluff up a bit before I open the incubator to assist this chick, correct? I certainly don't want to lose two of them by trying to help the one. :-/

Also, you need to drop the humidity to around 75 percent. With 80 you'll have sticky chicks that might drown.

 

[MGG]

It's been 24 hours, and we're talking about helping zip it- not open it. The chick is going to die.

If you zip or its going to come out and die. If you leave it in it actually will have a chance.

 

[BaaKaaawk]

If you zip or its going to come out and die. If you leave it in it actually will have a chance.

She'll have to make that call. I've hatched a lot of eggs (too many! I bet you have too!) but I have never seen a chick pip for more than 24 hours and then miraculously hatch on it's own. I think after 24 hours from a pip, helping start a zip is ok.

But again, her flock, her call.

 

[CassieKell13]

Yes, I was going to say that! I just learned that when it yawns/chews it is not ready. Wait until tomorrow and check on it again!

 

[MGG]

She'll have to make that call. I've hatched a lot of eggs (too many! I bet you have too!) but I have never seen a chick pip for more than 24 hours and then miraculously hatch on it's own. I think after 24 hours from a pip, helping start a zip is ok.

But again, her flock, her call.

I don't doubt your experience. I just know that of they're still yawning and you take them out the outlook turns very poor. I think of anything maybe open up the air cell a bit, but it will just dry it out unnecessarily. There are undoubtedly active blood veins still. If it were my egg, I would get up around 3 and check for yawning, if there's none then I would open the air cell amd look for active blood veins. If there are I would apply coconut oil (not in the beak) and go back to bed. Then re-assess in the morning.

 

[MGG]

Yes, I was going to say that! I just learned that when it yawns/chews it is not ready. Wait until tomorrow and check on it again!

x2! I tried to assist one that was yawning on my first hatch and it bled out and died in my hands. I was devastated. I never assist yawning babies now, and I don't want others to have to experience what I did.

 

[Kmiller0607]

Okay. So the little chick is out. Seems to be pretty weak. Looks like some poop stuck on its bottom. Advice? I have read some people stay to try to give egg yolk to strengthen them? I don't know if it is weak from being stuck so long or what. Hard to tell. But would love your advice, if any. It is still in the incubator....been in there for the last 12 hours or so, should I move it to the brooder with the others?

 

[CassieKell13]

So is the yolk still in the egg? It's normal to have a little bit of poop and then there's always a little bit of "goop" that's part of the membrane, and they eat that. That is not the yolk. One of our babies started to come out, we assisted a little, but it was chewing and not ready so we left it in. It hatched by itself two days later, was a little weak from sitting in there too long, but it is very strong now! I would say just keep checking on it and make sure it's still breathing normal.

 

[Kmiller0607]

So is the yolk still in the egg? It's normal to have a little bit of poop and then there's always a little bit of "goop" that's part of the membrane, and they eat that. That is not the yolk. One of our babies started to come out, we assisted a little, but it was chewing and not ready so we left it in. It hatched by itself two days later, was a little weak from sitting in there too long, but it is very strong now! I would say just keep checking on it and make sure it's still breathing normal.

No yolk in the egg. It came out clean. Just a tiny bit of red tinge on its bottom and a poopy butt. I haven’t opened the incubator to check it any more than that. It has been standing and chirping today but very sleepy.