Anyone hatching on Christmas??

[Griffox]

I had to take the chick out of the bator and help it hatch. Once I got it out, I saw that it had zipped almost all the way around, but was stuck to the egg. I ended up chipping enough away to get it's head dampened and out of the shell. Then I submersed all but its head in warm water and carefully and slowly slid the membrane off as it moistened. Now I have a wet, but stable silkie chick back in the bator. Hopefully it will be okay.

I understand that holes are necessary in a still air, but couldn't they be a little more strategically placed? Besides, the lid doesn't even form a seal, so plenty of air is getting in...hence why I can't keep the humidity up (and that's before I opened the bator to help the chick out.)

 

[Tsagirl]

My chick is having problems too, but I think my problem is toooo much humidity. I have never had this on a hatch but there is literally bubbles coming out as the chick is trying to zip!!!

What should I do? Anyone have answers?

I dont want this only baby to drown!

 

[Chicken Woman]

You live in a pretty humid climit as I lived in Eugene for 9 years. Now here in Montana it is cold dry and 2 feet of dry snow. I think I would put a heat lamp or space heater on and take the egg out of the bator to help it out before it drowns.
Just what I would do but I guess only you see it. What has your hum been up to ?

 

[Tsagirl]

Its at 63%
and at 101 in the hova bator with a fan

 

[Chicken Woman]

I have been keeping mine between 50 and 58 or so. I guess it's your call.

Good luck

 

[chilling in muscadine]

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Are there any kind of plugs to pull out to let humity out. My hova-bator has two on the top if there is too much humity. Also you could hike the lid a bit to let humity out but I hope someone with more experience pipes in. I would hate for you to try this and it be wrong. You will have to use your gut instinct if no one pipes in. You could try to contact Miss prissy, Speckeldbird or Mrs A.K. Birdbrain since its an emergency. Good luck

 

[Tsagirl]

Ok I opened the lid up which is a big NO NO and hatched the chick. Baby had goop and bubbles all over him!

It moving around in the bator though and doing fine. What a fighter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder what I shall name it? LOL!

Black Astrolorps are a large chicken right?

 

[chilling in muscadine]

I see you have a hova-bator. Pull the two red plugs out. Also I would still try and contact those folks I suggested an do it fast. Keep us posted

 

[chilling in muscadine]

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That is great news but in the future if you start to see moisture on the windows of the hova-bator, pull the red plugs out. BTW great job.

 

[chubbydog811]

so on the topic of being too humid or not enough humidity...

it was really weird with my hatching...my eggs were on days 25 today, and they had absolutely nothing going on, and the one that pipped was like that for a day and a half (though i still got the 2 happy healthy chicks! i know its bad, but i have the greatest time wrapping them up, and carrying them around the house with me! they are just the cutest little buggers! i cant help it

)

anyway, the wierd part. i cracked open the eggs to see what happend...the one that pipped drowned itself when it pipped? for some reason, only that egg was soaked...im not sure why it was so humid just for that egg? the other 2 that i suspected wouldnt hatch, were both not developed, and too dry. the first chick i had hatch was dry, but made it out. the second we had to help because it was stuck and too dry(i didnt mind opening the incubator since i already knew the other 3 were hopeless...i at least wanted 2 chicks!)....

anyone have any idea why that would happen? im not hatching again till spring, so i would like to trouble shoot so i dont kill anymore! has that ever happened to anyone else?