Assisted hatching help?

ChristinLewin

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Today is 22 for this hatch and I had a few eggs that had not pipped so I candles first, saw movement so I decided to intervene.
First scored the top where the air cell was, removed all of the hard shell from all three, found the beak and poked a small hole for them to breathe. Applied coconut oil to the exposed membrane and put them back in an incubator set aside for hatch assistance.
Damn shipped eggs and the malpositions these babies get themselves stuck in :(


When can I further assist by peeling back the inner membrane? Still a lot of veins with blood inside right now and I don’t want to assist further until it’s safe/necessary.
Here’s a Few pics

Barnevelder
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mixed flock (I can’t figure this position out)
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RBLW
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HELP!
 
I wouldn't mess with them. With all those still active vessels they'll bleed out if you tear them. They don't look ready to hatch to me.
Its day 22, almost 23 technically.
how long until I help them the rest of the way out?
 
Today is 22 for this hatch and I had a few eggs that had not pipped so I candles first, saw movement so I decided to intervene.
First scored the top where the air cell was, removed all of the hard shell from all three, found the beak and poked a small hole for them to breathe. Applied coconut oil to the exposed membrane and put them back in an incubator set aside for hatch assistance.
Damn shipped eggs and the malpositions these babies get themselves stuck in :(


When can I further assist by peeling back the inner membrane? Still a lot of veins with blood inside right now and I don’t want to assist further until it’s safe/necessary.
Here’s a Few pics

Barnevelder
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mixed flock (I can’t figure this position out)
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RBLW
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HELP!
Are they still alive?
 
Day 22, but are you counting the day you started them as day 1? That should be day zero. Even if you are counting the days from zero, variations in temps can cause eggs to need extra time. I don't think they look ready either.
 
9 hatched
4 partially hatched in separate incubator
4 removed and confirmed dead (Ayam Cemani, 2 RBLW, Isbar without an air cell :( )
3 with large pips
2 with no pip, no movement
 

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