Chick is alive but not hatching.

[AltonaAcres]

I wouldn't wait until tomorrow. He's already been in that egg for way too long. If I were you I would re-assess right before you go to bed.

 

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Good morning, I took the chick out of the egg this morning about 8:00 and is still alive and he can wobble walk and is peeping. He is strong for now and I hope he stays that way. Thank you for all your advice.

 

[AltonaAcres]

Yay! So glad I could help. Totally normal for them to take a while to unravel. Good job!

 

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Hi, I am wondering if you can help me again. My quail chicks that hatched by themsleves are about 5-7days old and they can’t walk, they are very low to the ground and only wobble forward the don’t walk on their feet like chicks normally do. Is it possible that their bodies is to heavy for their legs. It looks a little like spraddle leg but their feet doesn’t slide sideways and I have paper towels as a surface.

 

[AltonaAcres]

What are you feeding them? Quail do normally walk close to the ground. Are they very active? Are they healthy otherwise?

 

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3 died in a week, they are eating a chicken starter and added spinach, it looks like they have spraddle leg but I have paper towels as a surface so I am clueless

 

[AltonaAcres]

They need higher protein than chicks need. That could be the issue. I feed mine 28%.

 

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I desperately need some advice. I incubated 6 Coturnix quail eggs. 5 hatched but the last one is alive but not hatching. It is day 22, and i Made a breathing hole. He is not yawning but he is breathing and was peeping when I whistled, but know he won’t peep. Is there a change that he will hatch or will he give up or die. Will he have a chance if I open him up more or should I just leave him. My temperature was low for the first week but accurate the rest of the time. My humidity is 66%. Any advice would be very appreciated.

Where did you make the hole? I think I need to do this with my egg but I'm not sure how to do it?