Eggs hatching now - possible distress?

[ginbart]

Last Saturday I decided to help. I lost two of them. They were breathing when I put a small hole to help and they both died. I'm going to listen from now on. Someone told me if they are not strong enought to get out don't help. IMO

 

[LadyShred]

Thanks guys -

The tough little guy finally broke a hole in the shell, and he's sitting there with his beak sticking out and breathing pretty hard. I bet he's tired!!! He's still peeping like crazy and he's a lot louder now without the shell of the egg to muffle him. My only concern right now is that his beak looks a little crooked . . . the bottom is slightly off center with the top . . .

Exactly how should I stabalize them? Like put a cloth around behind where he's pipping? It makes a lot of since - I want him to push himself out. If he had a strong foundation to zip from he could get out better. I figured he would be fine for the next 24 hours - I'm relieved to see him making progress.

As for the rest of the clutch, they're still rocking back and forth peeping as well, but no pips.

I'll keep you guys posted!
Thanks

 

[chickidydoodaa]

congrats! we need pics

 

[UrbanMama]

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Now that you have a pip, don't open the bator at all....not to stabilize.....nothing. If you open the bator with a pip, the humidity is sucked out and you end up with a shrink wrapped chick.

Voice of experience here...been there, done that.

In the future, there are a couple things you can do differently if you are worried about stabilization. Some people set there eggs in cartons to hatch....I personally don't. I've had chicks pip the wrong end of the shell and in a carton they wouldn't have a chance. The other option, which I strongly support, is lining the bottom of your incubator with the rubber, non skid, shelf lining. It does help with the rolling around, gives extra traction and warmth to a new chick and makes clean-up much easier. Most of the birth mess stays on the rubber lining.

Lots of good hatching vibes coming your way! Remember,,,that chick has been very, very active and may nee a while to rest and absorb the yolk. Don't worry abuout "helping" until they have passed the 24hr mark. Good luck!

 

[Katy]

I hatch in an egg carton so I don't have the issue of them rolling around anymore. My hatch percentage is much better since I started doing it that way.

If he has a cross beak that possibly is one of the reason it took him awhile to pip.

 

[sewincircle]

We need an update! Did pip get zip? Did the rolling crew poke through??? Oh the excitement!!!! Please let us know.

 

[LadyShred]

I woke this morning to a partially wet baby out of his shell. He was resting and I could see his umbilical cord running back into the egg. There was no blood from it and it had dried dark. There was however a pretty good amount of yellow-clear fluid attached to it though. I could see him breathing, but I couldn't resist it - I cooed "Baby . . ." and he instantly popped his head up and looked around. He even darted a little, leaving his shell behind and pulling his umbilical cord out of it. I was like "No!" because I didn't know if he was supposed to pull it out like that . . .

. . . Now, he is doing fine. I would guess he hatched around 7 this morning. He is completely dried and super fuzzy. And fussing like crazy. He's even already pecking at stuff, even though his aim is bad lol. Out of a random colored batch, he turned out to be blue. How cute!

As for the others, we lost one during the night. I found the egg pipped but not moving and no sound. I removed it,holding my breath, but it was dead. When I pulled back the shell, the inner membrane had stuck to its nose. It was stiff. The poor thing obviously suffocated.

There was another pipped just the same way, so I was desperate. I turned up the outer shell only to find the membrane covering that one's nose as well, but it was a little more loose. I didn't want to take a chance, but I did. Carefully, I pulled back the membrane over it's eyes so it could breathe and put it back in the bator qucikly. There was a slight teeny bit of blood from the membrane so I knew he's not ready to come out yet, but I couldn't let him die the same way the other did. As of right now, he's sitting in the bator, relaxing and peering out of his little hole I made him, peeping quietly to himself. He looks at me every time I look at him. So cute and so much more relaxed than the other crazy dude. He is going to be jet black.

I have several pics of the little blue guy and then 1 of the black one in the bator in his egg. I need some feedback. Did I do the right thing with the black one? It's hard to see in the pic, but his head is turned to the side with his peak pointing at the bottom right side.

BLue one (now named Havi) just hatched:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...ID=151762919&albumID=2321384&imageID=31409102

Havi again:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...ID=151762919&albumID=2321384&imageID=31409108

Havi peeping at me like crazy (my sister took the pic):
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...ID=151762919&albumID=2321384&imageID=31409112


Black chick in egg:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...ID=151762919&albumID=2321384&imageID=31409117

 

[sewincircle]

The one is just beautiful. Thanks for the pics!! I sure hope the other one is okay. Keep us up to date. Congrats on the Blue!!! Gergeous!

 

[LadyShred]

The Black one is out. He waited and watched everything calmly until he was ready then busted out - there was no stopping him! Since he has been super active, running around not even dry yet. Screaming. Flapping his wings (don't really look like wings they're so wet). He's good on his feet, but he keep flippng over on his back and when that happens he kicks frantically to try to get up. Sometimes he can't and he lays there for a second, then tries to get up again.

I hope he calms down. I thought the other chick was wild . . . but now Havi's looking at the new one like it's insane. lol

 

[Farm Frenzy]

Oh good I'm glad to hear that he made it out okay. I've been following this thread to make sure everything turned out okay. Congradulations...