Probably, haha. It's about 10 pm for you, huh?
I was wondering why you sent me a PM on this Sally
Thank-you! That makes me a bit more confindent with the antibiotic ointment.
sterling you there yet?
we need to close those holes but first we have to note the yolk position and mark the egg and snap a pic so you know where that yolk is located so we can make the most educated guess as to where its beak is later on..... make sense? see the image below and note where the yolk would be in relation to its body and head? note dip in air cell as well? so if you can make your best guess by looking at your eggs and this pic draw a circle where you think its beak may be.... after you did all that, take a gauze pad and tape it over that hole that is open, doesnt have to be fancy, just close it up to air, you already have antibotic ointment on it so just stop the air to it. and then I would put her back into the incubator until tomorrow morning, if they dont have pips at the other end where you marked or any other place for that matter you can try to save them.... they are so late already I dont think you have anything to loose to be honest unfortunately I wish I could say otherwise, I also just had 4 malpositioned and didnt know it and didnt even get a chance to help them : (.
this is the assist https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching
IF YOU DON’T FIND its beak/eye/wing from the air cell end or see a yellow/orange sack DO NOT break the membrane! I HATE HAVING TO DO THIS STEP AND depending on egg cost I WONT EVEN TRY AN ASSIST! It is Hard understand and find how a chick is positioned! IF YOU CANT FIND ITS BEAK, you can make a guess as to where you think it is after refering to that link and its pictures on malpositions, and carefully chip ONLY OUTER EGG Shell away at the guess area. (Example: If you see the butt or yolk sack when you took the air cell end off, you have the bottom of the chick, you will refer to the link with malposition pictures and take a guess at how the chick is situated at the other end or SIDE of the egg) The membrane will often be brown where the beak is trying to break through. If your lucky and find its beak, create an air hole there so the chick can breathe and if you didn’t find it DO NOT open the membrane, refer back to the position ANATOMY pics and try another spot and keep trying! As LONG as your only taking the Shell off and not causing blood loss and NOT disrupting and inner membrane your ok! ITS HARD to figure out a position and I am finding alot of times their head is tucked in the middle of the egg between butt and feet! After you found its beak establish clear beak for breathing, let the chick rest until the blood vessels recede, follow instructions for assisted hatch above from this point on. WAIT WAIT WAIT! Oh and WAIT SOME MORE!
They're from the same trio how come they look so different? They're silver laced wyandottes
