Day 22 incubating egg and it is moving! EDIT: Hatching...Is it taking too long?

[MinxFox]

So far all I know is the chick has not hatched yet but the hole is bigger. My boyfriend just got out of school for the day so hopefully when he gets home he can give me a better update.

 

[MinxFox]

Okay well it has been about 24 hours and it is still in the egg (it started hatching around 7 pm yesterday and it is 5:14 Pm now...)...The incubator is at 100deg.

Here is a photo Aaron sent me of the egg. The hole was smaller than that last night but still it hasn't gotten much bigger...


Soo should he make the hole a little bigger if there isn't any blood vessels still around there? I am not talking about breaking it out but just making the hole a bit bigger...This is what happened with Peep and we ended up having to break him out. He had a tiny hole smaller then the one pictured and we had to get him out because he was hatching the wrong way. Should we give this one more time? We don't want it to die in the egg...

 

[pedda munnangi]

I think the chick inside the egg is unable to turn because of a very dry membrane. If you leave the chick like that, he may not be able to hatch.This happens because of low relative humidity during incubation.The chick definitely needs help, I feel.

 

[MinxFox]

We have been slowly helping the chick out. It wiggles and peeps so it is sefinately still alive. We are a bit worried about some blood we see on the inner membrane that was where the air sac was, but the membrane under the shell has been good. We will continue to peal back some and stop for a while then start again.

 

[BYC-user-174785]

I hope everything works out well! I too plan on hatching an egg in June and have the peachick imprint on me just like Peep! Keep us updated on the peachick's progress.

 

[MinxFox]

We were slowly pealing back some of the shell when we saw fresh blood so now we are scared. We are leaving it alone for right now but it is still moving and breathing.

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Well, I know nothing about hatching, but I remember reading something here about moistening the shell?
Or using a wet towel in some way? To be sure the membrane isn't drying out? Do you remember this, Minxfox?
Maybe you've already done this.
Hopefully the experienced hatchers will jump in here.
Didn't you have some similar problems, FBC?

 

[MinxFox]

Yeah we have been using a moist towel to wet the membrane not only to keep it from drying out but to also help us see the blood veins. It helps so you don't hurt any veins that have not been absorbed yet. I had to leave at 8:00 PM so the rest is up to Aaron, but after seeing me work with the shell and stuff he knows what to do and he can call me too. The peachick is still moving and making noise so that is very good.

When we had to help Peep out we finally shook him out of the egg because he was so tired and hatching the wrong way but by that time he was definitely ready to come out. He laid there for a bit then started trying to move, but his feet were curled up so I had to work with his feet to help straighten them out. That is probably what will happen with this chick.

 

[johnskoi]

We were slowly pealing back some of the shell when we saw fresh blood so now we are scared. We are leaving it alone for right now but it is still moving and breathing.

Well, I know nothing about hatching, but I remember reading something here about moistening the shell?
Or using a wet towel in some way? To be sure the membrane isn't drying out? Do you remember this, Minxfox?
Maybe you've already done this.
Hopefully the experienced hatchers will jump in here.
Didn't you have some similar problems, FBC?

We were slowly pealing back some of the shell when we saw fresh blood so now we are scared. We are leaving it alone for right now but it is still moving and breathing.

with me, quick-stop has helped with minor bleeding events -- also, peeling the bleeding membrane back over the shell may help cauterize it.... if it 's not too severe, it'll stop on its own --- hatching peas can be truly brutal to anyone with a soft spot for animals -- i'm NOT one of the more experienced... only throwing my input in because i KNOW the spot you're in TOO well and silence sucks at times...

Well, I know nothing about hatching, but I remember reading something here about moistening the shell?
Or using a wet towel in some way? To be sure the membrane isn't drying out? Do you remember this, Minxfox?
Maybe you've already done this.
Hopefully the experienced hatchers will jump in here.
Didn't you have some similar problems, FBC?

i'd CRANK the humidity any way i could ... looking at the bator, i'd opt for warm, wet paper towels throughout the bator while worrying about them touching the heating element at the same time...

I think the chick inside the egg is unable to turn because of a very dry membrane. If you leave the chick like that, he may not be able to hatch.This happens because of low relative humidity during incubation.The chick definitely needs help, I feel.

i agree

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Originally Posted by new 2 pfowl

Well, I know nothing about hatching, but I remember reading something here about moistening the shell?
Or using a wet towel in some way? To be sure the membrane isn't drying out? Do you remember this, Minxfox?
Maybe you've already done this.
Hopefully the experienced hatchers will jump in here.
Didn't you have some similar problems, FBC?


sounds to me like it may be getting shrink-wrapped --- a good candler or flashlight thru the pip hole can tell a lot -- i think i've lost TOO many peachicks at hatching because i was afraid of 'drowning' them ---- i could be wrong (far from the first time), but i think more peas don't hatch due to too LOW humidity than too high...

 

[johnskoi]

okay--- i suck at multi-quoting...

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..but, it seems like the chick's got a decent chance between you and your boyfriend ... for me, every 3 or 4 hour interventions seem to have worked best..