Angel1977

[angel1977]

Hi, I am Angel1977 i have recently gotten in to the bearded silky breed. But recently one of my kids or animals tilted my incubator first time me ever hatching anything myself. But anyways it cracked 3 of my eggs yet they were all still livind at 3 different candlings which i probably shouldn't of done. But one of my eggs got cracked at the small end of the egg but is still alive and now chirping hard threw the egg should i help it out of the egg the other ones r just startin to ppip or make a whole to breathe but thats all and 1 completed birth i got 3 with lil wholes what should i do

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Hi, I am Angel1977 i have recently gotten in to the bearded silky breed. But recently one of my kids or animals tilted my incubator first time me ever hatching anything myself. But anyways it cracked 3 of my eggs yet they were all still livind at 3 different candlings which i probably shouldn't of done. But one of my eggs got cracked at the small end of the egg but is still alive and now chirping hard threw the egg should i help it out of the egg the other ones r just startin to ppip or make a whole to breathe but thats all and 1 completed birth i got 3 with lil wholes what should i do

You should leave them alone and let them hatch. Assiting should never be done unless it's needed and it's been at least 18 hours, but 24 hours is better- unless there is an obvious chick in distress.

The malepositioned pipper (pipper in the small end) may need help as many do, but again it should only come 24 hours after the pip and the hatcher should have an idea of what they are doing (check out the step by step guide to assisted hatching - here on BYC.) If you attempt to hatch a chick before nature is ready and the vascuar system between chick and egg shuts down (this starts after the pip and can take hours) you have a great chance of causing the chick to bleed out and die.