EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Pensmaster]

Can anyone help? I posted in the incubating forum. Don't know if it's malpositioned, etc.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-or-not-day-23-on-hatching-egg.1263800/

The problem with broodies they tend to add eggs. If this happened it may not be late and hatch later. If it were me I would not help at this point. Has it pipped externally?

 

[kharmon320]

The problem with broodies they tend to add eggs. If this happened it may not be late and hatch later. If it were me I would not help at this point. Has it pipped externally?

I gave her the eggs all on the same day as I do not have a rooster, so it's Day 23 for this one. She had a hard time covering all 10 eggs, to begin with, so I took 2 out and put them in the incubator early. It has not pipped externally, but I just listened with my stethoscope and hear "knocking" like it's trying to externally pip.

Thank you for taking a look!

 

[Pensmaster]

Not unusual for chicks to hatch on day 23 especially if temps were lower. Not being there and seeing the situation is difficult to answer this one. Still think I’d give it some time. I used to help but I don’t anymore due to the death/deformed rate after me helping.

 

[kharmon320]

I had someone more experienced than me guide me through helping it. She was convinced based upon the shape of the air cell that it was shrink-wrapped. It was severely shrink-wrapped in the egg, the entire membrane was white. We've opened up a little spot in the membrane, it's moist, put it back in the incubator. We will see what happens at this point. I feel certain it would have died so I'm okay with the outcome either way.

Thanks for looking and commenting. I really appreciate it!

Update: it died after a few hours.

 

[Pensmaster]

I had someone more experienced than me guide me through helping it. She was convinced based upon the shape of the air cell that it was shrink-wrapped. It was severely shrink-wrapped in the egg, the entire membrane was white. We've opened up a little spot in the membrane, it's moist, put it back in the incubator. We will see what happens at this point. I feel certain it would have died so I'm okay with the outcome either way.

Thanks for looking and commenting. I really appreciate it!

Update: it died after a few hours.

Sorry to hear that. Thanks for the update.

 

[BullChick]

My hair still wet from a shower, I waited for the rain to stop for a while, and went to fill up the riding mower. The nozzle came out, and I doused myself in gasoline. I resisted the urge to flick my Bic.
The grass was not only wet, but well over a foot in most places. What better way to mow that than with the deck set low?
Seriously, I couldn’t figure out what was wrong for a few minutes. I had forgotten that I’d lowered the deck.
Am I the only one with birds that aren’t afraid of the mower? That was getting old fast!
I was just going back to refill the tank when a sister I actually wanted to talk to called.
The yard looks good enough for playing and camping. Hopefully I’ll get to mow again in a few days if it isn’t raining.

 

[Pensmaster]

My hair still wet from a shower, I waited for the rain to stop for a while, and went to fill up the riding mower. The nozzle came out, and I doused myself in gasoline. I resisted the urge to flick my Bic.
The grass was not only wet, but well over a foot in most places. What better way to mow that than with the deck set low?
Seriously, I couldn’t figure out what was wrong for a few minutes. I had forgotten that I’d lowered the deck.
Am I the only one with birds that aren’t afraid of the mower? That was getting old fast!
I was just going back to refill the tank when a sister I actually wanted to talk to called.
The yard looks good enough for playing and camping. Hopefully I’ll get to mow again in a few days if it isn’t raining.

You may have our sun and smoke and I’ll take the rain for awhile. I finally figured out why the pumpkin plants haven’t wilted in this heat. The smoke is a sunscreen.

 

[BullChick]

 

[BullChick]

This tomato is funky! It’s actually a closed C shape.

 

[Pensmaster]

This tomato is funky! It’s actually a closed C shape.
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Or a dounut on St Patrick’s day.