egg on day 24 still alive but no pip

[phoenix912]

I have an egg on day 24. The chick is still moving in its shell. It started peeping Sunday night. I put a small pinhole in the top Tuesday. It hasn't pipped. How long should I wait on it? Should I help it out? Everyone else came out Saturday and Sunday.

 

[phoenix912]

Should I cover the hole and see if that jump starts it to hatch?

 

[phoenix912]

It is still alive but not trying to hatch.

 

[Avonshire]

Well I had one pip on day 25. It was rocking the whole day before. It ended up dying. I am not sure what happened. I let it run its course though just in case! I would say that you should just try waiting a little longer as long as you know it is alive! GL!

 

[phoenix912]

I picked the top of its shell off. It is shrunk wrapped. I have it wrapped in wet paper towels. Will have to see how it goes now.

 

[Habibs Hens]

i would help it out at this point

after this long all veins should have receeded and yolk absorbed

its your call

 

[KeeperOfChicken]

I hope for the best for you but I myself did not have good luck when I helped my last two littles out of the shells. The one seemed very vibrant and healthy but did not make it, who knows what kind of problems he had I guess, I thought he was just shrink wrapped due to perhaps too high of humidity during incubation. I have a new hatch due in 3 days with a different humidity then the first time so hopefully it turns out better.Its very stressful to try and get it right for these little ones.

Good luck to you!

 

[phoenix912]

22 hatched out of 31. Two pipped but died before they zipped. I had 7 eggs left in there. Only one still had movement. Ive had a hard time keeping the humidity up for that last one. I think the only reason its still alive is the pinhole I put in it Tuesday.

 

[KeeperOfChicken]

22 out of 31 first off is a victory in my book!

When I hatched last time, it was my first, wow a way to learn a lot.... fast.

When the first one hatched, I knew at least that I had done something right, I mean, one chick made it... then came the others.

It is so stressful but worth it in the end.

 

[phoenix912]

My last hatch was 13 out of 16. Two died before lockdown. One I thought was dead and I killed it when I opened it. Otherwise it would have been 14.