Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Poultry mum]

My Cuckoo Marans are hatching!
Three so far, and two more piped. One of the ones with pips was rocking around, but now is not. Should I be concerned? Aso, the other one has piped on the wrong end, anyone know how long it should be before I start to see more progress there?

Check for cheeping or tapping if it has a good air hole wait 24hrs before intervening… as for one that piped wrong end make sure it has a good air hole and is still breathing and peeping and doing it’s thing wait 24hrs before helping…
Keep an eye on both of them…

 

[Sussex19]

Yup sounds good. Make sure u read up on the BYC article on assisted hatching ... u may need it for tonight. Good luck! How many have u got so far?

Just three, I started out with 12, one never started developing, and two quit around day 8 so I had 9 going into lockdown. 2 with pips and 4 that haven't done anything yet.
I think I have a fairly good idea of how to assisted.

 

[Poultry mum]

Check for cheeping or tapping if it has a good air hole wait 24hrs before intervening… as for one that piped wrong end make sure it has a good air hole and is still breathing and peeping and doing it’s thing wait 24hrs before helping…
Keep an eye on both of them…

I’ve dealt with both situations

 

[Sussex19]

Check for cheeping or tapping if it has a good air hole wait 24hrs before intervening… as for one that piped wrong end make sure it has a good air hole and is still breathing and peeping and doing it’s thing wait 24hrs before helping…
Keep an eye on both of them…

Is it ok to take them out briefly to check for cheeping? I can't really tell well they are in there, but I don't want to make them get shrink-wrapped. Also, I'm not quite sure when one of them piped, is it better to be slightly to late, or slightly to early?

 

[ChookieG]

Just three, I started out with 12, one never started developing, and two quit around day 8 so I had 9 going into lockdown. 2 with pips and 4 that haven't done anything yet.
I think I have a fairly good idea of how to assisted.

U can check the 4 for internal pipping now if u like

 

[Sussex19]

U can check the 4 for internal pipping now if u like

By candling them? And opening the incubator won't cause them to get shrink-wrapped?

 

[ChookieG]

Is it ok to take them out briefly to check for cheeping?

Yup just a few secs should b fine but check incubator temp doesn't fall below 34 while doing so as it might kill the other unhatched chicks....

I can't really tell well they are in there, but I don't want to make them get shrink-wrapped. Also, I'm not quite sure when one of them piped, is it better to be slightly to late, or slightly to early?

You should see a crack on the egg surface if they have ext pipped...

 

[ChookieG]

By candling them?

Yeap

And opening the incubator won't cause them to get shrink-wrapped?

No

 

[Sussex19]

Yeap

No

I'll have a look now!

 

[Sussex19]

@ChookieG and @Poultry mum one had pip that I didn't know about, and I accidentally caught my fingernail on it, and pulled of a peace of shell about the size of my finger tip. Should I do something? How much of a problem is this?