assisted help needed

[HarrietB]

I had 3 4 eggs in the incubator (swedish flower hens) One chick hatched bang on due date and is doing really well. Out of the 3 remaining eggs, two were tapping on the inside and making little chirps, one egg was silent and still. Two days later still no cracks on the remaining eggs. One of the egg that was once chirping is now silent. I made a little air hole but it is clear that it is too late.
The one remaining egg that is still noisy inside has been chirping inside for over 48 hours with no cracks. I made an air hole and there was still no progress 6 hours later, but chick still chirping.

Took the cap of the end to help it a little where the air sac is. Her beak is in the air sac and is still breathing but the chick is no longer trying to tap or wriggle. I am so worried about assisting it further because I have no idea if the veins are all drained and if the yolk has been absorbed.

Any tips grateful - I can see some little veins in the membrane but not sure if they are active or not.

 

[Matieus27]

If it pipped the air sack 48 hours ago I would think that the yolk has been absorbed if I was in this situation I would start chipping shell and membrane “this is key” a little at a time and if you come across blood vessels in the membrane put the egg back in the incubator and wait a little while keep us updated

 

[Matieus27]

I had 3 4 eggs in the incubator (swedish flower hens) One chick hatched bang on due date and is doing really well. Out of the 3 remaining eggs, two were tapping on the inside and making little chirps, one egg was silent and still. Two days later still no cracks on the remaining eggs. One of the egg that was once chirping is now silent. I made a little air hole but it is clear that it is too late.
The one remaining egg that is still noisy inside has been chirping inside for over 48 hours with no cracks. I made an air hole and there was still no progress 6 hours later, but chick still chirping.

Took the cap of the end to help it a little where the air sac is. Her beak is in the air sac and is still breathing but the chick is no longer trying to tap or wriggle. I am so worried about assisting it further because I have no idea if the veins are all drained and if the yolk has been absorbed.

Any tips grateful - I can see some little veins in the membrane but not sure if they are active or not.

Also if you do get it out don’t be surprised if you find a deformity of some sort but... it doesn’t always happen like that

 

[glassdragonfly]

Yup I would be chipping toward the head. If it bleeds,stop,wait,try again. Looks ready to me,but it's hard to tell from a pic.

 

[Mvan42]

X3. I use tweezers they are easy to use and get tiny pieces of the shell at a time. Move around the shell to simulate zipping. Once you get that this little one should start to push its way out if ready. Keep it warm while doing it.

 

[HarrietB]

She is out! After 22 hours of slowly hatching her out.
Her abdomen is huge and she has splayed legs, I am just letting her sleep if on in the incubator while I work out what care she needs next.

 

[Mvan42]

Yay, glad things worked out. There are a lot of people who know how to fix the splayed legs. Good luck. She’s a cuttie

 

[glassdragonfly]

Hows she doing today?

 

[slordaz]

here is some information that is handy to keep on hand for foot and leg issues. sorry can't explain things yet as can't even keep track of my coffee to be fully awake lol.
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry