Day 22, Heard Chirping Yesterday But Nothing Happening

[ButtonHoarder]

Hey everyone. It's day 22, and yesterday afternoon I heard chirping. Today I see nothing happening and I'm freaking out. I have 1 egg from my own chickens, 1 white leghorn, and 7 OEGB eggs that were shipped. Should I make a safety hole?
Please help me!
Thanks.

 

[yakitori]

can you candle for movement? if it has internally pipped, and is still alive, a safety hole will help provide more oxygen.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

can you candle for movement? if it has internally pipped, and is still alive, a safety hole will help provide more oxygen.

I can. Will internally pipping look like the beak is in the air cell?

 

[yakitori]

I can. Will internally pipping look like the beak is in the air cell?

yep. you should see an obviously shadow in the air cell. If it was chirping yesterday, it means that it should have internally pipped. so watch for movement as well...
It won't hurt to make a safety hole.

Ultimately whether you assist or not will be your decision and responsibility. Some people prefer to let nature take its course rather than risk a sickly chick.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

yep. you should see an obviously shadow in the air cell. If it was chirping yesterday, it means that it should have internally pipped. so watch for movement as well...
It won't hurt to make a safety hole.

Ultimately whether you assist or not will be your decision and responsibility. Some people prefer to let nature take its course rather than risk a sickly chick.

It’s still alive and chirping! I made the hole.

 

[yakitori]

It’s still alive and chirping! I made the hole.

yay! I'd just keep an eye on it now...
Fingers crossed that she can make it out on her own

 

[ButtonHoarder]

Ok, so it's been around two hours since I made the hole, how long do I give li'l Eggo until I help further?

 

[yakitori]

Ok, so it's been around two hours since I made the hole, how long do I give li'l Eggo until I help further?

It sounds like she’s internally pipped since over 24 hours ago.

If concerned, you can enlarge the hole in the air cell until you can see what is going on. You can peel back the entire air cell area, but don’t go further than where the inner membrane meets the shell.

Coconut oil carefully applied on the inner membrane will prevent it from drying out. It will also make the inner membrane translucent so you can see how the chick is positions as well as whether there are any blood vessels left. If the vessels have not receded, the chick needs more time to absorb the yolk and is not ready to hatch.

Once you figure out what’s going on inside, you can decide how to proceed next

Use very clean tools...

 

[yakitori]

If you still see blood vessels after applying coconut oil, put her back into the incubator and just keep waiting

 

[ButtonHoarder]

So, still no progress, and I'm going to start helping. WE HAVE NO COCONUT OIL
Can I use crisco?