Egg chirping but not hatching DAY 23... HELP

[red golden]

That sux. I had a pheasant chick to pip and never got out. I had two more to crack the shell and i waited a little over a day and then helped them out sorry to hear that just keep tryin.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Uodate it died in its shell having never pipped.

awwww so sorry!

 

[darniti8it]

Im so sad. Out of 14 expensive eggs only got to lock down. Only one chirped and moved and it died. My grandaughter and I watched it all day yesterday. We even named it. Lol Barack the gold laced Brahma. Gosh I wished I could go back a day and help it.

 

[darniti8it]

Only three got to lockdown.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Im so sad. Out of 14 expensive eggs only got to lock down. Only one chirped and moved and it died. My grandaughter and I watched it all day yesterday. We even named it. Lol Barack the gold laced Brahma. Gosh I wished I could go back a day and help it.

awwww that is so sad, I am so sorry!

 

[Nikki34]

So I have one inside the egg that hasn't hatched yet. It is chirping a lot but no piping yet. I am afraid it is going to die bc I about certain it should have hatched Sunday which was day 23 for it. I just had a late developer hatch this morning and it seems to be encouraging more chirping from the unhatched egg what can I do with the chirping unhatched egg to encourage hatching?

 

[Nikki34]

I'd help it out. The air cell is at the TOP of the egg (large end). That is were you should start. Never start at the bottom as there are lots of blood vessels down there. Be sure to keep the membrane wet with warm water as you go. If you see blood, stop immediatley, wrap the egg in a wet towel and place it back in the incubator for a bit. Good Luck!

How do you help them out? I don't want to take a chance of hurting it but I don't want it to die either. I seen it's little beak this morning and lots of movement but still no signs of piping and I know for this particular one it should have hatched Sunday.

 

[LhickenChicken]

I had to cull the poor thing this afternoon. I hatched it out and it just laid on its side. It's right leg was positioned by its head and it's abdomen was a dark color. After twenty four hours of staying in the bator and not moving from its side, I decided to cull. I have no idea what was wrong with it. Any guesses?

It could have been a weak one. I had one die when trying to internally pip.