Anyone up for a Hatchalong?

[kathyinmo]

I am certainly no expert, having just hatched 2 chicks, so my advice is really only my opinion.....
I would not do anything, Irine. Just wait it out and see how things go. My first chick to hatch was a total surprise. I was never sure that egg ever even wiggled. Honestly, I had no hope that egg would hatch. Yet, it was the first one! I have no idea about "sounding," and all the other things everyone talks about. Tapping? I just let nature take its course. No way was I gonna drill a hole.

Anyway, good luck to ya!

 

[yinepu]

I am suspecting that one of my eggs has a chick that is mispositioned.I am on day 50 today, any advice would be appreciated. If I where to drill a small hole on the egg ,I would have to do it on the side without the air space.Is it ok to penetrate the membrane?

Is the egg football shaped?.. if so they are famous for malpositioned chicks.. I had one and the chick never pipped through the shell with his beak.. instead he kicked hard enough that the egg cracked around (like a quail chick would have zipped) and he backed out

according to the Emu Farmer's Handbook... (page 115 if you want to go download it)
if malpositioning is suspected they recommend that a small hole should be made into the AIRSPACE end of the egg.. it would be the cooler end in a football shaped egg
then they recommend moistening the membrane and to look for 2 things.. the chick's beak and any red veins

they go on to say that if you find the beak that the chick should be fine and is not malpositioned

for the veins.. they state that if they are red (bloodfilled) the chick isn't ready to hatch .. however if they are brown it would be safe to tear the membrane and (using care) inspect the chick further.

you should be able to feel either the chick's beak or it's hocks.. either of those will tell which way the chick is pointing



I know some people say to never help a chick.. but to me it's entirely up to the person who owns the eggs and the cause as to why the chick can't hatch on it's own
so the final decision as to help or not is entirely up to you


edited to correct typos.. for some reason I kept calling veins membranes.. lol

 

[Raptor65]

I waited until the chick in my malpositioned egg was getting quieter and not as active before deciding to go in. She would also make this high pitched scream when I'd whistle to her after she didn't pip with the other one, could definitely tell she was in trouble just by the way she sounded.
She's doing so much better now, her neck is just about healed up to where she can sit up straight and she's up walking around, eating and drinking and just being a happy girl, she's not quite up to speed with the other one but she's getting there.

 

[kathyinmo]

I know some people say to never help a chick.. but to me it's entirely up to the person who owns the eggs and the cause as to why the chick can't hatch on it's own
so the final decision as to help or not is entirely up to you

Yes, you are right, of course. It is a tough call and a difficult decision, for sure.

 

[yinepu]

So I went to turn egg "F" which isn't due until April.. and I found this..
E-1 sounded yesterday... it's my "odd shaped" egg...
he's an early bird.. but his weight loss is ok... silly thing isn't due til the 15th....

March 13 (day 48) 549g
total lost so far 76g 12.16%

 

[Irine]

Thank you very much for your reply and advice. What if his head is at the wrong end,would the hole in the airspace side help him breath? I would make a hole and try to help him, but it would be ideally if he hatches on his own. I know this makes them stonger,but if I have to I wil take him out assuming that the eggyoulk is absorbed and the vessels in the membrane are brown

Is the egg football shaped?.. if so they are famous for malpositioned chicks.. I had one and the chick never pipped through the shell with his beak.. instead he kicked hard enough that the egg cracked around (like a quail chick would have zipped) and he backed out

according to the Emu Farmer's Handbook... (page 115 if you want to go download it)
if malpositioning is suspected they recommend that a small hole should be made into the AIRSPACE end of the egg.. it would be the cooler end in a football shaped egg
then they recommend moistening the membrane and to look for 2 things.. the chick's beak and any red veins

they go on to say that if you find the beak that the chick should be fine and is not malpositioned

for the veins.. they state that if they are red (bloodfilled) the chick isn't ready to hatch .. however if they are brown it would be safe to tear the membrane and (using care) inspect the chick further.

you should be able to feel either the chick's beak or it's hocks.. either of those will tell which way the chick is pointing



I know some people say to never help a chick.. but to me it's entirely up to the person who owns the eggs and the cause as to why the chick can't hatch on it's own
so the final decision as to help or not is entirely up to you


edited to correct typos.. for some reason I kept calling veins membranes.. lol

 

[Irine]

Wow what a surprise So adorable...wishing you all the best with the new baby!

So I went to turn egg "F" which isn't due until April.. and I found this..
E-1 sounded yesterday... it's my "odd shaped" egg...
he's an early bird.. but his weight loss is ok... silly thing isn't due til the 15th....

March 13 (day 48) 549g
total lost so far 76g 12.16%

 

[yinepu]

Thank you very much for your reply and advice. What if his head is at the wrong end,would the hole in the airspace side help him breath? I would make a hole and try to help him, but it would be ideally if he hatches on his own. I know this makes them stonger,but if I have to I wil take him out assuming that the eggyoulk is absorbed and the vessels in the membrane are brown

it should since the membrane would allow for oxygen to pass through easier than the shell would

at least with a hole you can monitor what's going on easier since we can't candle these darn shells

 

[yinepu]

Wow what a surprise So adorable...wishing you all the best with the new baby!

thanks.. I really wasn't expecting to see that pip.. so I hope he takes his time getting out since I would rather he have a closed navel and fully absorbed yolk

 

[Irine]

I would assume if he pipped he is ready Let us know how it goes

thanks.. I really wasn't expecting to see that pip.. so I hope he takes his time getting out since I would rather he have a closed navel and fully absorbed yolk