April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

[hokankai]

Had this egg pipped internally yet? It is definitely not ready at all. Next time make sure to candle and tap on the shell to check for life because you open up the egg. Opening it too early can cause it to dry out or not be able to finish the hatching process.

Put it back in the incubator with a moist towel. Keep the humidity pretty high in order to prevent drying out. Check it every few hours for progress. This looks like it still needs at least a day or more.

This is what it looks like

 

[jackydb2]

No it hadent internally piped yet ,

 

[hokankai]

Ok you're looking at more than a day left if it's going to make it. After internal pip it takes about 24 hours to pip externally, and then 8-12 to hatch.

Can you see the beak through the membrane?

 

[18Peeps]

There is little point in breaking the lockdown to candle? If there is life in them then I would have compramised the Hatch and if there isn;t well - it's all going to end in eggtopsy Wednesday. Either way it doesn;t look good and candling probably wont do me anygood apart from stop thelightbulb in the bator comming on and off for a few days. It is a little sad. But I have to leave them a while - Funny thing is I really thought I heard a chirp earlier. - Just wishful thinking as Nothing happend today just 4 sad blue eggs staring abck at me! Humidity is fine Temp is fine - nothing else to do but wait and see. - You all know it doesn;t look good. I knew it I guess from day 20 something wasn;t quite right. I think we will have two fully formed chicks and one late quitter (the wax egg) say day 14-16. The other egg I reckon is empty as it was very light. - as I said Nothing day 21 th, 22 fri. 23 Sat, SO this is day 24 and we are sitting at near 7 pm so another day gone by. Day 25 Mon( Which we know folk have had hatches on so will watch that day. and 26 Tuesday as we have had hatches this late before and then Wednesday Day 27 - must think is it worth it that late on. I have had hatches up to 28 days. But some folk don;t count the first day of setting so for some that would be Day 27 I guess. Which sits with others who have had late hatches up to then. I don;t think anything viable can be there at that stage if nothing is pipping.

Anyhow DH got a new humidity monitor and so I guess once the Bator is scrubbed out and we have a little time out doubtless we will be back on another hatchalong! ASAP!

Oes

Sorry to hear your hatch didn't/isn't going well. Have you tried float testing the eggs...that would be a last resort to remove all doubt as to whether they are alive in there.

I liked this video about float testing eggs...no words, but you get the idea of what live ones would look like:

 

[18Peeps]

well all of my chicks have hatched except for one , so i opened up the egg at the air cell , but not into the next layer , and it looks like the chick hasnt absorbed the yolk , so what should i do , open the rest and leave him in the incubator or leave it alone like it is ?

Is the chick alive? That's the main question. Sometimes they make it this far in development and just quit.

 

[jackydb2]

Ok you're looking at more than a day left if it's going to make it. After internal pip it takes about 24 hours to pip externally, and then 8-12 to hatch.

Can you see the beak through the membrane?

Ok he is wrapped in a moist paper towel , someone else was telling me to open it up , but that didnt make any sense to me because i already knew the chick was gonna struggle or die .when it is done absorbing the yolk will it come out on its own or will i have to assist it the rest of the way ?

 

[jackydb2]

Is the chick alive? That's the main question. Sometimes they make it this far in development and just quit.

Yes it is alive and moving .

 

[hokankai]

Ok he is wrapped in a moist paper towel , someone else was telling me to open it up , but that didnt make any sense to me because i already knew the chick was gonna struggle or die .when it is done absorbing the yolk will it come out on its own or will i have to assist it the rest of the way ?

As long as it internally pips on its own it should be just fine. I had one who pipped really early and started to dry out, so I had to open it up and keep it moist. It took a couple days, but when it was ready it came out on its own.

 

[wabbit1964]

Hatch #2 happened with me being gone on a girl scout overnight. came home to 5 more baby chicks (total 0f 14 hatched this week).... I have a few with markings that remind me of a little chipmunk. Wishing everyone else luck on the hatch's ..

 

[YukonMel]

Here are some of my babies moving to Brooding Pen.
Incubator #2 has 4 pips and 3 babies we had 2 incubators because my hubbie wanted his own...lol
Will post those in a few days

Coronation Sussex


Blue Orpington


Blue Orpington


Blue Orpington


Blue Orpington


Silver Sussex


Silver Sussex


Coronation Sussex - This was the last to hatch out of this bunch
It was stuck-but worked its way out-came out sticky.


Blue Orpington