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

[pogmobum]

Detached is when the air cell is no longer fixed in position and is floating around the egg as you turn it, ruptured is when the membrane is ruptured and air leaks into the egg causing air bubbles, this is my understanding of it anyway

 

[jfer]

I am now the proud owner of, a light sussex, easter egger, maran and brown leghorn. Going to farmers market on saturday is dangerous

 

[Doug Hodges]

Lets recap. I had 38 eggs that were supposed to hatch Thursday. I have a still air incubator. I incubated at 99.5 and not 102. I took them out of the turner on Monday and added water and got the humidity to 75%. ON hatch day. Only three pips and nothing hatched. The next day we had a few hatch with some assistance. I killed a couple in this process. We had 4 die in the hatch process or after the hatch. Today we had four more hatch. One died in the egg with half its body and head out. I thought they were done so I started to open one a little bit ago and it looked bloody. but it looked dead. I opened another and it moved and then I noticed the first one was moving. So I probably killed two more. I left them in the shell. I tried to candle and I couldn't see any movement in most of them. The ones with no movement are the ones I tried to open just now. These are Buff Orpington eggs. The humidity is at 75%. I can hear one chirping now. Today is day 23. I have 13 chicks that I took out and put into the brooder that are doing great. I have 20 eggs left counting the two I just tried to open. I damaged the membrane in the process and it is bleeding a little. I guess I should be more patient. This is my first time to use these Styrofoam incubators. The only one I used in the past was my dads top of the line incubator that was automatic and had great hatches and kept the humidity and heat at exactly what was needed. The hatches were always like clockwork and were usually over in a day. This is the third day of hatching and its still not over. Are any of these chicks that are still in egg going to make it? Should I wait for two more days before assistance. None are pipped. Exercise patience and leave them alone or what? Thanks

 

[chicknfun]

I am now the proud owner of, a light sussex, easter egger, maran and brown leghorn. Going to farmers market on saturday is dangerous

MUAH HA HA HA HA HA, no, really, see my sig

I have that issue too

Good luck with your new babes!!!!

 

[chicknfun]

Lets recap. I had 38 eggs that were supposed to hatch Thursday. I have a still air incubator. I incubated at 99.5 and not 102. I took them out of the turner on Monday and added water and got the humidity to 75%. ON hatch day. Only three pips and nothing hatched. The next day we had a few hatch with some assistance. I killed a couple in this process. We had 4 die in the hatch process or after the hatch. Today we had four more hatch. One died in the egg with half its body and head out. I thought they were done so I started to open one a little bit ago and it looked bloody. but it looked dead. I opened another and it moved and then I noticed the first one was moving. So I probably killed two more. I left them in the shell. I tried to candle and I couldn't see any movement in most of them. The ones with no movement are the ones I tried to open just now. These are Buff Orpington eggs. The humidity is at 75%. I can hear one chirping now. Today is day 23. I have 13 chicks that I took out and put into the brooder that are doing great. I have 20 eggs left counting the two I just tried to open. I damaged the membrane in the process and it is bleeding a little. I guess I should be more patient. This is my first time to use these Styrofoam incubators. The only one I used in the past was my dads top of the line incubator that was automatic and had great hatches and kept the humidity and heat at exactly what was needed. The hatches were always like clockwork and were usually over in a day. This is the third day of hatching and its still not over. Are any of these chicks that are still in egg going to make it? Should I wait for two more days before assistance. None are pipped. Exercise patience and leave them alone or what? Thanks

I have never hatched in incubator, but with my recent experience with my broody and her deciding to abandon eggs......maybe a little patience would be the thing. I did have to extricate the last little guy, following the instructions for assisted hatching.....

 

[pogmobum]

Lets recap. I had 38 eggs that were supposed to hatch Thursday. I have a still air incubator. I incubated at 99.5 and not 102. I took them out of the turner on Monday and added water and got the humidity to 75%. ON hatch day. Only three pips and nothing hatched. The next day we had a few hatch with some assistance. I killed a couple in this process. We had 4 die in the hatch process or after the hatch. Today we had four more hatch. One died in the egg with half its body and head out. I thought they were done so I started to open one a little bit ago and it looked bloody. but it looked dead. I opened another and it moved and then I noticed the first one was moving. So I probably killed two more. I left them in the shell. I tried to candle and I couldn't see any movement in most of them. The ones with no movement are the ones I tried to open just now. These are Buff Orpington eggs. The humidity is at 75%. I can hear one chirping now. Today is day 23. I have 13 chicks that I took out and put into the brooder that are doing great. I have 20 eggs left counting the two I just tried to open. I damaged the membrane in the process and it is bleeding a little. I guess I should be more patient. This is my first time to use these Styrofoam incubators. The only one I used in the past was my dads top of the line incubator that was automatic and had great hatches and kept the humidity and heat at exactly what was needed. The hatches were always like clockwork and were usually over in a day. This is the third day of hatching and its still not over. Are any of these chicks that are still in egg going to make it? Should I wait for two more days before assistance. None are pipped. Exercise patience and leave them alone or what? Thanks

I would try and be patient and wait some have been known to hatch on day 25. My thinking is that if a chick cant at least pip the inner membrane on there own then they are likely to have something wrong with them, if you go in and help to early you often do more harm then good.

 

[bellah1]

That is hilarious!!!

 

[chicknfun]

Doug- don't give up, I, too, found a little blood when first going in. I let it rest, gave it a while and then worked a little more on chipping away the shell, while keeping the membrane moist with carefully placed tiny drops of warm water. If you have to go about it that way, just keep the water away from the beak and nostrils.
all in all it was nearly 24 hours before that little thing pushed its way completely out of the shell. Take it slow, and read the assisting article, if you haven't already.

 

[Doug Hodges]

Lets recap. I had 38 eggs that were supposed to hatch Thursday. I have a still air incubator. I incubated at 99.5 and not 102. I took them out of the turner on Monday and added water and got the humidity to 75%. ON hatch day. Only three pips and nothing hatched. The next day we had a few hatch with some assistance. I killed a couple in this process. We had 4 die in the hatch process or after the hatch. Today we had four more hatch. One died in the egg with half its body and head out. I thought they were done so I started to open one a little bit ago and it looked bloody. but it looked dead. I opened another and it moved and then I noticed the first one was moving. So I probably killed two more. I left them in the shell. I tried to candle and I couldn't see any movement in most of them. The ones with no movement are the ones I tried to open just now. These are Buff Orpington eggs. The humidity is at 75%. I can hear one chirping now. Today is day 23. I have 13 chicks that I took out and put into the brooder that are doing great. I have 20 eggs left counting the two I just tried to open. I damaged the membrane in the process and it is bleeding a little. I guess I should be more patient. This is my first time to use these Styrofoam incubators. The only one I used in the past was my dads top of the line incubator that was automatic and had great hatches and kept the humidity and heat at exactly what was needed. The hatches were always like clockwork and were usually over in a day. This is the third day of hatching and its still not over. Are any of these chicks that are still in egg going to make it? Should I wait for two more days before assistance. None are pipped. Exercise patience and leave them alone or what? Thanks

The inner membrane is dry and I don't have any internal pips.

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote: Should I pip them all and add moisture to the inner membrane?