Eggs developing really slow

[KarateHorse]

I removed most of the shell from the air cell area. The blood vessels are visible on the membrane.

 

[oregonkat]

I removed most of the shell from the air cell area. The blood vessels are visible on the membrane.

OK so what temp is your incubator at now and what is the humidity level? Is the membrane dry on the chick? If so you need to put some coconut oil or vaseline on it to keep it moist. This, hopefully will prevent him from being shrink wrapped in the membrane. How long ago did you remove the shell?

 

[Pyxis]

I removed most of the shell from the air cell area. The blood vessels are visible on the membrane.

Can you post a picture of this?

Did you get your thermometers calibrated?

 

[KarateHorse]

OK so what temp is your incubator at now and what is the humidity level? Is the membrane dry on the chick? If so you need to put some coconut oil or vaseline on it to keep it moist. This, hopefully will prevent him from being shrink wrapped in the membrane. How long ago did you remove the shell?

The temperature is 100 now and the humidity is 60. The membrace isn't dry. I removed the shell two days ago.

 

[KarateHorse]

Ok. Here is a picture of it. I haven't got the thermometers calibrated yet but I put a brooder thermometer in there and it says the incubator is now 100 degrees.

 

[oregonkat]

@Pyxis, the membrane looks to me like the blood is now residual?What do you think? @KarateHorse, how much movement are you seeing from this little one? Is he wriggling around a lot?

 

[oregonkat]

Also, you have wood chips in your incubator? How come?

 

[KarateHorse]

He isnt moving much. It's just pine litter in a small basket. We put the eggs that are hatching in there so they don't knock other eggs off the turner or get their legs stuck in the turner.

 

[oregonkat]

Are you doing a staggered hatch? Do you have more eggs in your incubator that are scheduled to hatch later? I am sorry, but I am not holding out much hope for this little one. I am hopeful that @Pyxis will come back and advise but as he has been in this position for such a long time, I dont think there is much hope of him being healthy if he does actually make it out of the shell.

 

[KarateHorse]

Are you doing a staggered hatch? Do you have more eggs in your incubator that are scheduled to hatch later? I am sorry, but I am not holding out much hope for this little one. I am hopeful that @Pyxis will come back and advise but as he has been in this position for such a long time, I dont think there is much hope of him being healthy if he does actually make it out of the shell.

Yes it is a staggered hatch. Our incubator is a old refrigerator with three big egg turners and almost all of the eggs have different hatch dates. I kinda figured he won't make it but I hope he does.