Chick pipped wrong end of egg

[aart]

The chick has stopped moving and peeping altogether!! Should I do something??? He's tried so hard, it's been about 32 hours!

It's probably resting.

Side(or wrong end) pipped chicks usually make it fine on their own,
but it may take twice as long as a chick that externally pips via the air cell.

 

[RodNTN]

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[HuskerHens18]

Still no movement, currently leaving it alone as said

 

[oregonkat]

What is the situation with the other pippers other than the malpositioned one. Do you have any chicks?

Malpositioned chicks usually occur because the humidity during incubation was too high. This causes a larger than 'ideal' chick that is unable to turn correctly and get to the air cell. There are probably other reasons that can cause a malpositioned chick but I am not sure what they are. The humidity is the reason that comes up most often.

I am a little concerned about the chick that seems to have a very wet membrane, what is the situation with that one?

 

[HuskerHens18]

What is the situation with the other pippers other than the malpositioned one. Do you have any chicks?

Malpositioned chicks usually occur because the humidity during incubation was too high. This causes a larger than 'ideal' chick that is unable to turn correctly and get to the air cell. There are probably other reasons that can cause a malpositioned chick but I am not sure what they are. The humidity is the reason that comes up most often.

I am a little concerned about the chick that seems to have a very wet membrane, what is the situation with that one?

I forgot what my last update was — the chick with the weird wet membrane hatched perfectly fine, it's up and running. I got two new pips, a polish egg and bantam egg, but my other eggs haven't moved at all.
Malposition egg has shifted a little in the shell, but it's membrane is getting sticky and stuck to it, it's turning yellowish in color.

I got a new humidifier so I wouldn't have to open the incubator at all during the incubation period (except for lockdown of course), it's worked great but maybe it isn't accurate. I had the humidity at 40% to 45% and now have it set between 63% and 67% since lockdown.
During the first week of incubation my electricity went out for over an hour, but all eggs lived.

I do agree that the chicks that've hatched are huge! So I'll assume that's my problem, is the humidity.
In total 4 chicks have hatched and are great, 3 total are pipped, I have 4 eggs that haven't done anything.

 

[HuskerHens18]

A bantam egg is zipping

 

[SavKel&RynKel]

If it were me and malpositioned egg was still stuck, id create a zip in just the egg shell for it. Let it do the rest.

 

[HuskerHens18]

If it were me and malpositioned egg was still stuck, id create a zip in just the egg shell for it. Let it do the rest.

I think that's what I'm going to have to do, there isn't any progress. And it's definitely going downhill

 

[HuskerHens18]

UPDATE!

I have some great news, and some very sad, shocking news.

With assistance, while I was gently chipping away shell from malpositioned chick, it got a burst of energy and split open the egg in my hand. It is very sticky, the chick did not "dry". It looks soaking wet, but if you touch it, its feathers are dry and crusty.
When is it safe to give it a warm bath to get that nasty stuff off?
It's currently in the brooder, very happy to be out after that horrible struggle.

The sad news, as I walked into the incubator room to help this chick, I noticed my one bantam egg had hatched and was sleeping. I looked at my Polish egg (who has been pipped since last night) and it was almost 100% zipped, but wasn't moving. I got closer and my incubator floor was soaked in blood. I was horrified, I opened the lid to investigate. The chick had zipped almost completely, its beak was aimed to the floor, the egg had blood leaked everywhere.

My assumption is, the chick decided it was ready to hatch, but hit one of its own blood vessels and bled to death slowly.

There is no way the bantam chick hurt it, it looked to have just hatched and its egg was on the opposite side of the bator.
I did not change or do anything, the lid has never been lifted and humidity/tempature hasn't changed. It was brought to my attention that maybe the humidity was too high, could that have caused this poor baby's horrifying death?
I might make this question a thread if no one following this knows why, maybe it'll be a learning experience for someone else too.
I CAN provide images of the egg, but it's graphic. I cleaned up most the blood from the floor though.
Hatchday started around 2am the 5th.

 

[SavKel&RynKel]

UPDATE!

I have some great news, and some very sad, shocking news.

With assistance, while I was gently chipping away shell from malpositioned chick, it got a burst of energy and split open the egg in my hand. It is very sticky, the chick did not "dry". It looks soaking wet, but if you touch it, its feathers are dry and crusty.
When is it safe to give it a warm bath to get that nasty stuff off?
It's currently in the brooder, very happy to be out after that horrible struggle.

The sad news, as I walked into the incubator room to help this chick, I noticed my one bantam egg had hatched and was sleeping. I looked at my Polish egg (who has been pipped since last night) and it was almost 100% zipped, but wasn't moving. I got closer and my incubator floor was soaked in blood. I was horrified, I opened the lid to investigate. The chick had zipped almost completely, its beak was aimed to the floor, the egg had blood leaked everywhere.

My assumption is, the chick decided it was ready to hatch, but hit one of its own blood vessels and bled to death slowly.

There is no way the bantam chick hurt it, it looked to have just hatched and its egg was on the opposite side of the bator.
I did not change or do anything, the lid has never been lifted and humidity/tempature hasn't changed. It was brought to my attention that maybe the humidity was too high, could that have caused this poor baby's horrifying death?
I might make this question a thread if no one following this knows why, maybe it'll be a learning experience for someone else too.
I CAN provide images of the egg, but it's graphic. I cleaned up most the blood from the floor though.
Hatchday started around 2am the 5th.

Glad your little tiny made it! Also sorry about your loss! You should start a new thread in the emergency section with pictures. People might be able to tell you what went wrong. Maybe they have had similar experiences.