Ever had a chick just hatch out of one side of the egg?

[Airyaman]

So I've got some Welsummer and Barnevelders on day 21, and two already hatched early this morning. I can see one egg fully pipped but had a hard time telling which other egg hatched because the rest of them all appeared intact except this one:

As you can see, it also appears intact, but there is some broken eggshell beneath it so unless those two chicks came from the same egg, this must be it.

Both chicks appear to be "normal" so far.

 

[casportpony]

I usually take the shells out as they hatch and inspect them.

 

[Slothinc]

Thats a fun mystery! Let us know when you take the eggs out and check!

 

[Airyaman]

I usually take the shells out as they hatch and inspect them.

I will certainly be looking closely at this one and will update what is actually looks like on the side that is not visible, but going to let the little ones stay in the incubator for a bit longer since it appears they hatched around 5 and 7 AM CST.

 

[Midwestmomma]

I usually take the shells out as they hatch and inspect them.

I need to am in middle of hatch it's crowded in there but I'm scared to open. I go to work later today was worried about the humidty .. if I do one at a time I assume will be ok

 

[Slothinc]

I need to am in middle of hatch it's crowded in there but I'm scared to open. I go to work later today was worried about the humidty .. if I do one at a time I assume will be ok

Just crack it open as little as possible and grab all the shells out as quick as you can. Make sure not to smash any chick toes when you close it again. The humidity spikes when the chicks hatch so removing the shells or chicks quickly won’t hurt anything.

 

[Airyaman]

Just crack it open as little as possible and grab all the shells out as quick as you can. Make sure not to smash any chick toes when you close it again. The humidity spikes when the chicks hatch so removing the shells or chicks quickly won’t hurt anything.

I have Govees in my incubators, that is how I estimate time of hatching, when I see a spike in humidity on the chart. Great little things to have!

 

[Airyaman]

So that's what happened. I'm guessing it just zipped according to the best place for it! Seems it came out of the narrow end but not around the circumference. I don't mark the air cells (yet) so my guess that is where the air cell was instead of at the fat end? Who knows. It made it out regardless and is now in the brooder.

 

[Midwestmomma]

I need to am in middle of hatch it's crowded in there but I'm scared to open. I go to work later today was worried about the humidty .. if I do one at a time I assume will be ok

I have Govees in my incubators, that is how I estimate time of hatching, when I see a spike in humidity on the chart. Great little things to have!

So that's what happened. I'm guessing it just zipped according to the best place for it! Seems it came out of the narrow end but not around the circumference. I don't mark the air cells (yet) so my guess that is where the air cell was instead of at the fat end? Who knows. It made it out regardless and is now in the brooder.

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This is what mine did today looks same! Leg was stuck then head and leg out looked so uncomfortable. I have one with wry neck I'm wondering if it's him they all look same

 

[Airyaman]

This is what mine did today looks same! Leg was stuck then head and leg out looked so uncomfortable. I have one with wry neck I'm wondering if it's him they all look same

Both chicks appear to be "normal" so until I take the time to differentiate between Barnevelder (egg in question) and Welsummer chicks, I won't know which one it is. These two are currently spending all of their time nestled under the brooder heat plate.