Day 19, I need a miracle.

[tjb]

I'm actually still waiting. When I checked before putting them in the "fake-ubator" I threw together it didn't look like most of the eggs made it through the day of being cold but one is still alive. The egg was rocking last night but still no external pips. Today would be day 23 so I don't feel great that the chick is going to hatch but I'm giving it every opportunity just in case it's just delayed from getting cold on two separate occasions. When I checked the others, I pulled two eggs that stopped developing around day 13. So we're down to 5 eggs and just the one that was alive last night as far as I'm aware. Temps and humidity have stayed fairly consistent though. I'm not sure at what point I should try helping...

Any progress??

 

[CluckNDoodle]

This experience has been a tragic one for me. I decided to try to help the most active chick yesterday. It had already passed away in the egg at some point but the yolk wasn't completely absorbed so even if I had stepped in sooner I don't feel I could have made a difference. I had to euthanize another chick that did hatch alive but it too had not absorbed ANY of the necessary yolk and entrails, I sobbed during that one. There are still 2 eggs in there, I'm just as afraid to check for life as I am to shut it all down. Other than the cold trauma, my fake incubator is staying quite stable so I don't understand why they aren't finishing their development properly. The last two eggs do not have pips but again I saw one moving last night so I'm very concerned I'll have another situation where it hatches and isn't ready. It's day 24 though so nothing is looking very promising.

Any progress??

 

[aart]

Rough Stuff.

 

[littlepip]

 

[HuffleClaw]