Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[Sally Sunshine]

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Quote: your air cells look too small for this timeframe, were your hygros and thermometers calibrated? and those cold and hot spots could really have an effect on them....
The ONLY thing I can tell you to do now is run your humidity down to about 60 and candle every 4-6 hours and look for internal pips, when you start getting them raise the humidity again.
I have had no luck with wet chicks with too much humidity : ( but you may have a chance yet! dont give up! keep checking them!

 

[sterlingb]

The ONLY thing I can tell you to do now is run your humidity down to about 60 and candle every 4-6 hours and look for internal pips, when you start getting them raise the humidity again.
I have had no luck with wet chicks with too much humidity : ( but you may have a chance yet! dont give up! keep checking them!

your air cells look too small for this timeframe, were your hygros and thermometers calibrated? and those cold and hot spots could really have an effect on them.... 

Ill continue to check and candle. So pretty much your telling me odds of this batch are slim to none. On what say should I call it quits? I'm on day 22 now. They are still rocking. So do you think my humidity was to high??

 

[cochins1088]

Ill continue to check and candle. So pretty much your telling me odds of this batch are slim to none. On what say should I call it quits? I'm on day 22 now. They are still rocking. So do you think my humidity was to high??

They still have a chance, give them time. I've had eggs with small air cells hatch many time before, but the odds are big more against them.

Did you take a look at the link?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: oh no keep on trucking! keep going until you see no movement or.... I will go into something else below if your up to it...

But first... Cant blame it completely on one or the other as TEMPS and Humidity play a great role in incubating and they do it together.
Could be a combo of the cold spots we discussed along with too high humidity. Next hatch I suggest weighing your trays as suggested in the hatching 101 article https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101 calibrating and being SPOT ON. and marking air cells and really learning what those air cells should look like at certain days in your incubation.

Now, read that assist article again and again.... I would def give them more time at low humidity and watch for pips and movement. if your noticing some of them are no longer moving like they were on day 23-24 I would use one of these eggs to investigate.... by creating an artificial pip and making it a little larger as a veiw hole or even removing the fat end ABOVE THE INNER MEMBRANE air cell pencil marks, if you go below you are headed directly into active membranes, but if you just remove the inactive shell ABOVE the membranes your ok! when you do this you can wet a clean finger and get the inner membrane wet and see whats going on, if its white and stuck to him, if he has alot of fluid under the membrane, if he moves and so on, BUT DONT remove ANY INNER MEMBRANES.

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

Squirt is still fighting, I wrapped him in a damp paper towel and some dry tissue paper and put him in a bowl and put him in the temporary brooder with his buddies, since he kept chirping his head off and stressing about being alone. Hopefully he'll pull through, but he seems to be getting weaker despite me efforts....
And as for the chick that I assisted, it's still alive and I made a hole around his beak so he could breathe better. I stopped after I saw a tiny bit of blood (only a very very small bit) and put him back in the bator on top of a damp paper towel.... I hope he makes it too!!

 

[3Dchicken]

Squirt is still fighting, I wrapped him in a damp paper towel and some dry tissue paper and put him in a bowl and put him in the temporary brooder with his buddies, since he kept chirping his head off and stressing about being alone. Hopefully he'll pull through, but he seems to be getting weaker despite me efforts....

And as for the chick that I assisted, it's still alive and I made a hole around his beak so he could breathe better. I stopped after I saw a tiny bit of blood (only a very very small bit) and put him back in the bator on top of a damp paper towel.... I hope he makes it too!!

Doing good! I hope they all make it!

 

[sumi]

Squirt is still fighting, I wrapped him in a damp paper towel and some dry tissue paper and put him in a bowl and put him in the temporary brooder with his buddies, since he kept chirping his head off and stressing about being alone. Hopefully he'll pull through, but he seems to be getting weaker despite me efforts....

And as for the chick that I assisted, it's still alive and I made a hole around his beak so he could breathe better. I stopped after I saw a tiny bit of blood (only a very very small bit) and put him back in the bator on top of a damp paper towel.... I hope he makes it too!!

Good luck

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Squirt is still fighting, I wrapped him in a damp paper towel and some dry tissue paper and put him in a bowl and put him in the temporary brooder with his buddies, since he kept chirping his head off and stressing about being alone. Hopefully he'll pull through, but he seems to be getting weaker despite me efforts....

And as for the chick that I assisted, it's still alive and I made a hole around his beak so he could breathe better. I stopped after I saw a tiny bit of blood (only a very very small bit) and put him back in the bator on top of a damp paper towel.... I hope he makes it too!!

 

[sterlingb]

oh no keep on trucking! keep going until you see no movement or.... I will go into something else below if your up to it...

But first... Cant blame it completely on one or the other as TEMPS and Humidity play a great role in incubating and they do it together.
Could be a combo of the cold spots we discussed along with too high humidity.  Next hatch I suggest weighing your trays as suggested in the hatching   101 article https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101 calibrating and being SPOT ON. and marking air cells and really learning what those air cells should look like at certain days in your incubation.

Now, read that assist article again and again....  I would def give them more time at low humidity and watch for pips and movement.  if your noticing some of them are no longer moving like they were on day 23-24 I would use one of these eggs to investigate....  by creating an artificial pip and making it a little larger as a veiw hole or even removing the fat end ABOVE THE INNER MEMBRANE air cell pencil marks, if you go below you are headed directly into active membranes, but if you just remove the inactive shell ABOVE the membranes your ok!  when you do this you can wet a clean finger and get the inner membrane wet and see whats going on, if its white and stuck to him, if he has alot of fluid under the membrane, if he moves and so on, BUT DONT remove ANY INNER MEMBRANES. 

Ok need help ASAP!! Piped an egg and saw the chick moving around but the membrane looks like its wrapped close to chick! Not sure if u can tell in my picture when I broke the shell it seemed really dry! Do I need to put drops of water on the membrane???

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Oh CRUD!! I know I said I would remind you when my Calander sends me my alerts, but I forgot last night!

ITS THAT TIME AGAIN!!

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