Day 22 helping chicks hatch

[Cin Chick]

Hi all. We have hatched many batches of chicks and all had either pips or peeping sounds by day 22.
Ours seemed like a faulty batch this time. Only 5 out of 30 were viable by lockdown. This morning was Day 22 with still no peeping or activity at all.
So, based on previous experience of not helping soon enough, we decided to candle (no activity at all). So we put a hole in each at the air cell. Shell was VERY hard. First one dead. Second third and fourth we’re all alive! Jeez! But they had no indication of hatching. Abnormally large air cell so I assumed too dry and thought they would all be dead.
Well, darn it all….now what?! We’ve remove a large portion of shell around air cell on each before determine they were alive. Can’t remove membrane because we did a teensy but on one and it started to bleed right away.
We’ve dampened the membrane and put back in incubator with a moist sponge placed right in front of open area.
I have no idea what to do now?! Just leave them? Should I open the membrane a teensy for air? Don’t want them to bleed (one bled already) and they are all moving but with no peeping and no real look like they want to hatch. You can see this little ones beak and head.

 

[Cin Chick]

Hi all. We have hatched many batches of chicks and all had either pips or peeping sounds by day 22.
Ours seemed like a faulty batch this time. Only 5 out of 30 were viable by lockdown. This morning was Day 22 with still no peeping or activity at all.
So, based on previous experience of not helping soon enough, we decided to candle (no activity at all). So we put a hole in each at the air cell. Shell was VERY hard. First one dead. Second third and fourth we’re all alive! Jeez! But they had no indication of hatching. Abnormally large air cell so I assumed too dry and thought they would all be dead.
Well, darn it all….now what?! We’ve remove a large portion of shell around air cell on each before determine they were alive. Can’t remove membrane because we did a teensy but on one and it started to bleed right away.
We’ve dampened the membrane and put back in incubator with a moist sponge placed right in front of open area.
I have no idea what to do now?! Just leave them? Should I open the membrane a teensy for air? Don’t want them to bleed (one bled already) and they are all moving but with no peeping and no real look like they want to hatch. You can see this little ones beak and head.

Oh and temps and humidity showing in incubator are just because it was opened. They are back to proper measurements within 10 minutes

 

[MysteryChicken]

I would do a hole in the membrane between the large veins(Careful not to nick them), if the beak is visible.

 

[Cin Chick]

Ok just went to pull a teensy but open with needle nose tweezers, by the beak and I got this red dot blood and I stopped

 

[MysteryChicken]

Ok just went to pull a teensy but open with needle nose tweezers, by the beak and I got this red dot blood and I stopped

Nicking a tiny vein isn't problematic. Only the large veins. The small veins are easy to stop bleeding.
Just gotta allow the chicks to breathe.

Keeping the membrane moist is the second most important thing.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'd make the hole in the location of the egg tooth.

 

[Cin Chick]

Got a tiny opening in memebrane and beak is able to get out and breathe.
The other 2 that are left I can’t see at all, where the head is so I’ll just leave them for now

 

[MysteryChicken]

Got a tiny opening in memebrane and beak is able to get out and breathe.
The other 2 that are left I can’t see at all, where the head is so I’ll just leave them for now

Okay, that's good.

That's fine.

 

[Cin Chick]

Okay, that's good.

That's fine.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Baby will get plenty of air now. Good job.