Born with guts out HELP

[PineBurrowPeeps]

Aww Dilly Hun, sorry it all came off harsh... Really, no hard feelings ok?

I understand that you're passionate about the chicks, I feel real bad for them too and I hope the OP does learn from this experience, that's all life is isn't it, one big learning experience... It's sad that sometimes life have to end so that others can learn but there are times too where accidents just happen. Perhaps the OP panicked and couldn't remember how to control the humidity.

Anyway, I'm sorry that everyone seemed to post at once or whatnot. I wasn't trying to make YOU feel bad too Dilly.

I just wish the OP would hurry up and post back with some info *bites nails*

 

[Dilly]

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Thank you for your post, But I never claimed to feel bad, I read the posts and thought wow these people sure read what they want into things. It would be far more productive to actually read what is written instead of trying to Create Conflict.
I personally do not crumble over some rantings from misinformed posters, or over emotional reactions to a simple opinion.

For Joeman, I hope it doesn't happen to any of the other chicks and that it was a fluke. I also hope you now know how to adjust your humidity to pervent further deaths of your chicks.

 

[joeman2041]

Yes this is my first time. I have two still air little giant incubators. Turned the eggs myself. started with 110, after about a week candle and found 10 unfertile. Over the hatch two more did not develope. Ended up with about 98-97 eggs. They started hatching Monday, day 21 and lots and lots of them have turned out alright. i have been picking out the empty shells but am loath to interfer. They are not all pipping with their guts out, just a few and it panicked me. i haven't touched them though I am tempted as other chicks are quiet rowdy. I took the chicks out that hatched yesterday and they are doing fine, but I read somewhere to leave them in the incubator for twenty four hours, is that right? I still don't really understand this humidity thing or how to control it. At first I worried because when I candled them I did not see the air space as shown in the book, too small. Then I added water for the hatch and put a digital themometer with humidity readings. The temp was ok but the humidiy kept saying only about 45%. I don't know if that was alright because everything I read said anywhere from 65 to 90% Very confusing and how do you add humidy other than filling the water troughs? Chicks are sopping wet when born, is that alright?

 

[hencackle]

How do you control humidity, how do you raise and lower it.

Joe...I use the "dry incubation method" because it's humid where I live. My incubator is a Little Giant cheap styrofoam model--no fan, no turner. On day 18, I add warm water to the wells and a couple of moist paper towels. Make sure the holes in your incubator are plugged on day 18, also.

If you find that your humidity is too high, you could open your incubator for a few minutes for it to dissipate. A setting hen will get off her clutch of eggs once a day to take a break. So you know her eggs are cooling off and there's a humidity drop, yet her eggs still hatch.​

 

[Ailsa]

Ive just had my first hatch, and 1 of the chicks hadnt fully absorbed the yolk, i left her in the incubator and it was fully absorbed, she is fine now.
I did read somewhere that the intestines can be pushed back gently, the only thing I can think of is the heat of the incubator making the opening dry and close quicker.
Good luck with your babies and keep us updated!