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[ChickenCanoe]

I appreciate everyone's input and being enamored with the pipping/zipping process - but why?

By day 20+, there isn't anything you can actually do. The birds hatch or they don't. They all won't hatch in most cases. The weak ones probably shouldn't hatch.
I recommend, if you have embryos full term at 19-20 days, raise the humidity, sit on your hands and count the chicks out by day 22.
Assisting chicks that don't hatch on their own is possibly a way to continue genetics of chicks that can't hatch on their own.
Chickens have been hatching for millions of years without human intervention. Let's not make the species weaker.
Much less stress.

I'm sorry if I offended anyone but that's just the way I feel.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

sorry I haven't posted on here in a WHILE. I am absolutely overrun with birds! I have *three* brooders set up now!

Feels like all I do is clean up poop!


..

That's because cleaning up poop IS all you're doing.

The whole top of the egg is missing i cant use glues etc theres nothing to glue

How did that happen?

If it isn't yet at day 21, I'd put a piece of plastic wrap over it and the liquid skin to seal.
Likely the membrane is completely dried out by now anyway.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: Using lukewarm water get a washcloth not quite dripping but soaked well to put over the opening
keep it moist

 

[Chicken5555]

I appreciate everyone's input and being enamored with the pipping/zipping process - but why?

By day 20+, there isn't anything you can actually do. The birds hatch or they don't. They all won't hatch in most cases. The weak ones probably shouldn't hatch.
I recommend, if you have embryos full term at 19-20 days, raise the humidity, sit on your hands and count the chicks out by day 22.
Assisting chicks that don't hatch on their own is possibly a way to continue genetics of chicks that can't hatch on their own.
Chickens have been hatching for millions of years without human intervention. Let's not make the species weaker.
Much less stress.

I'm sorry if I offended anyone but that's just the way I feel.

No offence here. I totally get what you mean when you say that assisting chicks perpetuates weakness. At the same time, if someone has an accident and a chick that otherwise would have hatched can be saved, more power to them.
I posted the succession of pip, zip, hatch pictures because someone requested them. First timers and sort of newbies (like myself) are trying to learn everything they can because, to be totally honest, it is just so gosh darn fascinating.

 

[lpyrbby]

No offence here. I totally get what you mean when you say that assisting chicks perpetuates weakness. At the same time, if someone has an accident and a chick that otherwise would have hatched can be saved, more power to them.
I posted the succession of pip, zip, hatch pictures because someone requested them. First timers and sort of newbies (like myself) are trying to learn everything they can because, to be totally honest, it is just so gosh darn fascinating.

That's what it is for me. That's why I'm hovering around the incubator until I need to do something else. I want to see this process as much as I can for my first time. And being that it's only day 19, I'm mainly just trying to listen for little cheeps and catch an egg wobble because I think it's neat I don't intend on assisting any of mine, especially if it means risking any of the others.

 

[Chicken5555]

That's what it is for me. That's why I'm hovering around the incubator until I need to do something else. I want to see this process as much as I can for my first time. And being that it's only day 19, I'm mainly just trying to listen for little cheeps and catch an egg wobble because I think it's neat I don't intend on assisting any of mine, especially if it means risking any of the others.

This is my third hatch, but I'm still hovering as much as my other responsibilities will let me! LOL I am such a crazy chicken lady.

 

[Cynthia12]

My hatch is over. Here is Tiny with her new siblings

Total, 2 show girls and 2 silkies.

Oh! I see SG's!!!! Send them to me!

 

[lpyrbby]

This is my third hatch, but I'm still hovering as much as my other responsibilities will let me! LOL I am such a crazy chicken lady.

No harm, no fowl!

(I slay me!)

 

[Cynthia12]

Now I have an an EXTERNAL pip!

 

[Cynthia12]

I use liquid skin bandage. It works great. I had failures with beeswax and fingernail polish but 100% so far with the liquid skin.

Oh..more good info!