molerosedan
Hatching
- Aug 21, 2021
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Hi all, My son is a first time hatcher and has incubated 5 quail eggs being careful to get the temperature and humidity right throughout. After the 18 days were up none had hatched. On day twenty two he decided to intervene as nothing was happening. Four had passed away but one little chap is alive but hasn't internally pipped. Following hands on hatching advice on here he has carefully pealed away the air sac end to see whats going on. He is painting the membrane with coconut oil as it still has veins. However, the chick hasn't broken through the membrane so my question is, is it right for him to leave well alone and watch for the veins to shrink back and then wait for the chick to break the membrane, or will he need to make a small tear when the veins have receded. As I understand it, it is the lack of oxygen that causes the chick to break though into the air sac on a conventional hatch, but I guess that wont happen now the shell is open.
Advice would be very much appreciated as he is already emotionally attached!
Advice would be very much appreciated as he is already emotionally attached!