Call Ducks or Bantams...Crazy Animals Around the Farm

[HuffleClaw]

Waiting on this chick to hatch has given me a few extra grey hairs.....It's like watching paint dry..

I’ll be waiting with you!

 

[chickens really]

I’ll be waiting with you!

Thanks I'm seriously sick of waiting because this is the most important Chick to me too.....

 

[HuffleClaw]

Thanks I'm seriously sick of waiting because this is the most important Chick to me too.....

Maybe it’ll hatch soon.

 

[chickens really]

I assisted by chipping a tiny hole in the air cell and a huge part fell off so then I had to Vaseline the membrane and wrapped plastic wrap over the exposed membrane to keep it moist. ..I hate hard hatches like this..
It's peeping although still absorbing the yolk. I can't assist too soon or it will bleed out..

 

[HuffleClaw]

I assisted by chipping a tiny hole in the air cell and a huge part fell off so then I had to Vaseline the membrane and wrapped plastic wrap over the exposed membrane to keep it moist. ..I hate hard hatches like this..
It's peeping although still absorbing the yolk. I can't assist too soon or it will bleed out..

it should be fine Maybe it will hurry up and absorb the yolk

 

[chickens really]

it should be fine Maybe it will hurry up and absorb the yolk

I'm thinking by mid to late afternoon it should be ready to hatch?

 

[HuffleClaw]

I'm thinking by mid to late afternoon it should be ready to hatch?

Most likely. Reese’s (one of my chicks) pipped late at night and hatched at around 11:00am the next morning

 

[chickens really]

Most likely. Reese’s (one of my chicks) pipped late at night and hatched at around 11:00am the next morning

The problem with this egg was the shell was so hard it shattered when I tried putting just a tiny hole in it for more air. I don't think it would of externally pipped if I didn't assist it. That's why I contacted Natalie because she definitely has experience with assisted Chick hatches. I'm more comfortable doing Ducks.

 

[HuffleClaw]

The problem with this egg was the shell was so hard it shattered when I tried putting just a tiny hole in it for more air. I don't think it would of externally pipped if I didn't assist it. That's why I contacted Natalie because she definitely has experience with assisted Chick hatches. I'm more comfortable doing Ducks.

You might have to help it zip a little. Just make sure it has absorbed the yolk

 

[chickens really]

You might have to help it zip a little. Just make sure it has absorbed the yolk

Hard to explain but I definitely will have to assist it out of the shell when it's ready. It's going to be a long day.