Chick is hatching out the bottom side of the egg...should I turn the egg over?

[seberger22]

I have a chick in my incubator hatching out the bottom of the egg. Should I reach in quickly (pour in some water at the same time) and turn over the egg? Or will it be ok?

 

[WhiteWyan]

The little guy should be fine. Congrats!
(It's going to pip and zip, rotating itself in the eggs and then pop out. Shouldn't matter what spot it pops at, whether at the bottom or the top.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Question... is the egg laying down or in a turner?

 

[seberger22]

Question... is the egg laying down or in a turner?

It's laying down!
Was just worried because last year I had one pip out the bottom (egg laying down) and it never ended up hatching.
There is another egg pipped in the incubator right now though, so I don't want to open it and mess with humidity. Hopefully it'll come out on its own ok!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

It should do fine. If you do need to assist you can pop a steaming hot wash cloth in when you take the egg out to work on it. Itll help with the humidity. Good luck and hope you end up with a great hatch!

 

[seberger22]

The little guy should be fine. Congrats!
(It's going to pip and zip, rotating itself in the eggs and then pop out. Shouldn't matter what spot it pops at, whether at the bottom or the top.

Ok, so it's actually completely out of its shell now!
But now I'm considered about its movements. It seems like it can't really stand. It has rolled a few times. I don't know if one of its legs is positioned wrong or something? It seems to be tucked under the body going toward the other back leg, rather than tucked under pointing forward

 

[WhiteWyan]

Give it an hour or so.... It did just hatch after all. But keep an eye on it. Might have a slipped tendon or some other leg problem...

 

[seberger22]

Give it an hour or so.... It did just hatch after all. But keep an eye on it. Might have a slipped tendon or some other leg problem...

Ok, will do! I always worry about them when they're so awkward in the beginning I think something is wrong. I'll give it some time, and hopefully it'll right itself!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Give it an hour or so.... It did just hatch after all. But keep an eye on it. Might have a slipped tendon or some other leg problem...

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They can take a while to get their feet under em. I recently had one that took 24 hours to get on its feet good. Worried me silly too..
Be patient, hardest thing to do i know, but most likely it will be just fine.

 

[seberger22]

X2

They can take a while to get their feet under em. I recently had one that took 24 hours to get on its feet good. Worried me silly too..
Be patient, hardest thing to do i know, but most likely it will be just fine.

Thanks! That's helpful.