August Hatch-A-Long!

[Heidisgran]

It's been 37 hours since 'Pip' pipped her shell. Over that time period she has made the hole a little larger so its about the size of my pinky nail but she hasn't tried to zip. I can see her beak (kinda) through the hole moving around but she doesn't seem to be turning. I'm worried that since she pipped so long ago she may have shrink wrapped and can't turn to zip out. My humidity dropped today to around 63 which worried me but I have since corrected it. If I chirp she chirps back but doesn't make any progress. I have work yet again in the morning and again won't be home until late late evening as I have a wedding rehersal and dinner I have to make it to right after work. My question is should I try to help her out? Maybe chip part of the shell away along where she would zip until I can see her? I'm just so worried that she's stuck in there. Although she did pip 2 days early. Hatch day wasn't supposed to be until tomorrow so maybe she's not ready...One of her mates pipped earlier today and seems to be zipping DOWN instead of across...It's only a 1/2 inch so maybe he'll correct course...

are these shipped eggs

 

[ChickenFox]

I would help too. Probably shouldn't open the bator if another one has pipped, but I'm not good at watching them struggle

Me either. I'm surprised I've managed to wait this long

you know if it bleeds at all to stop? wrap her in a warm damp paper towel and put her back...please let me know I'm watching big brother but wait with my computer to see how your doing

Any blood and I'll immiediatley stop and put her back. She pipped through a vein herself when she first started but it stopped bleeding on its own.

are these shipped eggs

Yes they are shipped. I incubated in a carton and left them in for hatching since the air cells were so warped....Hubby doesn't want me to bother her but I'm going to at least try to take a little shell off. I'll let you know what I find

 

[DeannaA]

I have two that hatched on their own. One that almost got out but i helped a litte. The rest XX. After all of the problems I've had, I Ok with 3. They are sooo cute.

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: I'm thinking the one that's zipping the wrong way is in trouble too...you might just chip some shell and check for veins...if it's zipping it's probably ready...I just clear their little heads and then wrap them in a warm wet paper towel and give them a chance to hatch themselves....since they are shipped I'm thinking they aren't really early...they began incubating in the mail truck

 

[ChickenFox]

Ok this is what I found.




She was chirping away and REALLY wants out but I put her back in because there are still too many veins. There's blood old and newer inside her shell where she keeps trying to get out and is causing bleeding. I left her partially wrapped and put her back in the incubator. That membrane dries to white in seconds and its covering one of her nostrils. Her beak is right there though so all she needs to do is open her mouth for air. She doesn't seem to be in the right position either. What do I do?

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

How far is the main post office? If you look at the past tracking on other packages there might be a point where they all go before getting to your post office. You can call that one and ask them to hold it so you can pick it up there. That could save a day in transport. Mine is an hour away. I don't know if yours would be that close.

The main PO is a two hour drive, which i would gladly drive, but packages usually go thru shortly after midnight and make it to our PO by 6:30am. My Postmaster said he will call me the moment it arrives. Its a 20 min drive to my PO.

 

[Heidisgran]

Ok this is what I found.




She was chirping away and REALLY wants out but I put her back in because there are still too many veins. There's blood old and newer inside her shell where she keeps trying to get out and is causing bleeding. I left her partially wrapped and put her back in the incubator. That membrane dries to white in seconds and its covering one of her nostrils. Her beak is right there though so all she needs to do is open her mouth for air. She doesn't seem to be in the right position either. What do I do?

wet the membrane and ease it away from her beak carefully...she looks dried a little... wrap the towel all the way up around her leaving only the hole open...make sure add a wet blob of paper towel laying in the incubator to get the humidity up and give her some more time...if you have antibiotic ointment WITHOUT pain killer put that on her membrane...warning keep it away from her beak as it liquefies it can go in her nostrils and suffocate her...but do open up the membrane around her beak!

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

Ok this is what I found.




She was chirping away and REALLY wants out but I put her back in because there are still too many veins. There's blood old and newer inside her shell where she keeps trying to get out and is causing bleeding. I left her partially wrapped and put her back in the incubator. That membrane dries to white in seconds and its covering one of her nostrils. Her beak is right there though so all she needs to do is open her mouth for air. She doesn't seem to be in the right position either. What do I do?

 

[jnjmanning]

Ok this is what I found.




She was chirping away and REALLY wants out but I put her back in because there are still too many veins. There's blood old and newer inside her shell where she keeps trying to get out and is causing bleeding. I left her partially wrapped and put her back in the incubator. That membrane dries to white in seconds and its covering one of her nostrils. Her beak is right there though so all she needs to do is open her mouth for air. She doesn't seem to be in the right position either. What do I do?

Keep it wrapped in a moist towel. Every hour take a qtip moistened with warm water and slowly move back the membrane. The minute you see bright red blood STOP, put it back in, wait an hour and try again. You can go ahead an peel the shell off about half way all the way around, but leave the membrane attached to the chick in tact. Once you get a chick this far, the chances of it hatching on its own is slim to none. You will have to assist from here on out. Once you get the head out, lay the chick back in and let it free itself from the lower half of the egg.

 

[Heidisgran]

Familypendragon!!! Help!

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UGH! hows it going?