First Time Egg Candler Scared!

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coleson12 said:
some looks dry and then I barely pell back the membrane and i have red blood :(, I hope this guy makes it
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I hope he makes it too. But you are doing all you can, and I'm proud of you! How much of the shell have you taken off? And how wet is it inside the membrane, I mean around the actual body? Is the baby gooey or dry? If this baby has plenty of breathing space, its been strong so far, so it still has a chance to kick out on its own.
 
WVduckchick said:
I hope he makes it too. But you are doing all you can, and I'm proud of you! How much of the shell have you taken off? And how wet is it inside the membrane, I mean around the actual body? Is the baby gooey or dry? If this baby has plenty of breathing space, its been strong so far, so it still has a chance to kick out on its own.
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I thook off about 5/8 of the xip but then the baby kicked and the whole top half of the shell broke off! It is very dry. I think the baby is somewhere between gooey and dry. what do you think?
 
coleson12 said:
I thook off about 5/8 of the xip but then the baby kicked and the whole top half of the shell broke off! It is very dry. I think the baby is somewhere between gooey and dry. what do you think?
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I'm no expert remember, but here's my thoughts. As long as its not too gooey or too wet, it shouldn't drown, as long as its got breathing space. If its still got some moisture inside the membrane with it, then it should still be able to kick out. Too dry may cause it to harden up inside there, and the membrane get all stuck to it and it won't be able to stretch and kick out. So that happy medium is what you want. Do you have the entire top of the membrane off too? Down to where the shell is still on? Or is that what you are trying to peel and can't because of the blood?
 
Wow, I can't believe that baby is still in the shell. Have you zipped both sides all the way around to where the blood is. If it's just a small amount of blood, it shouldn't be an issue. The reason I try not to remove the hole top in an assisted hatch because if I find the yolk unabsorbed I need to stop, but usually if the top is all the way off and the chick is actively trying to get out, he'll pop right out without the top and I feel that with the top still on, if I stop with an unabsobed yolk he has a better chance of staying in there longer. I don't know if that makes sense to any of you, but that's why. At this point you might as well finish the hatch for the little guy. If the blood is an issue try zipping down the front of the shell from the zip to the pointed end. Usually the veining at the bottom is the last to absorb. So if you start zipping down and it's all clear you know that the blood you are seeing is an isolated spot and probably not a big deal. If you zip down the egg and come to unabsorbed vessels then for some reason the vascular system is just taken a prolonged time to shut down and all you really can do is wait. At this point, if there's not a lot of bleeding and the yolk is absorbed (which by now it should be,) I'd just get that little butt out of there. That's my opinion.
 
WVduckchick said:
I'm no expert remember, but here's my thoughts. As long as its not too gooey or too wet, it shouldn't drown, as long as its got breathing space. If its still got some moisture inside the membrane with it, then it should still be able to kick out. Too dry may cause it to harden up inside there, and the membrane get all stuck to it and it won't be able to stretch and kick out. So that happy medium is what you want. Do you have the entire top of the membrane off too? Down to where the shell is still on? Or is that what you are trying to peel and can't because of the blood?
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I havent tried to pell that membrane off should I?
 
AmyLynn2374 said:
Wow, I can't believe that baby is still in the shell. Have you zipped both sides all the way around to where the blood is. If it's just a small amount of blood, it shouldn't be an issue. The reason I try not to remove the hole top in an assisted hatch because if I find the yolk unabsorbed I need to stop, but usually if the top is all the way off and the chick is actively trying to get out, he'll pop right out without the top and I feel that with the top still on, if I stop with an unabsobed yolk he has a better chance of staying in there longer. I don't know if that makes sense to any of you, but that's why. At this point you might as well finish the hatch for the little guy. If the blood is an issue try zipping down the front of the shell from the zip to the pointed end. Usually the veining at the bottom is the last to absorb. So if you start zipping down and it's all clear you know that the blood you are seeing is an isolated spot and probably not a big deal. If you zip down the egg and come to unabsorbed vessels then for some reason the vascular system is just taken a prolonged time to shut down and all you really can do is wait. At this point, if there's not a lot of bleeding and the yolk is absorbed (which by now it should be,) I'd just get that little butt out of there. That's my opinion.
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This is why I hate helping. This chick has been in there for an awfully long time, and you get emotionally involved with it. He's starting with the deck stacked against him, and it may not have a happy ending, but I hope the best for you
 
AmyLynn2374 said:
Wow, I can't believe that baby is still in the shell. Have you zipped both sides all the way around to where the blood is. If it's just a small amount of blood, it shouldn't be an issue. The reason I try not to remove the hole top in an assisted hatch because if I find the yolk unabsorbed I need to stop, but usually if the top is all the way off and the chick is actively trying to get out, he'll pop right out without the top and I feel that with the top still on, if I stop with an unabsobed yolk he has a better chance of staying in there longer. I don't know if that makes sense to any of you, but that's why. At this point you might as well finish the hatch for the little guy. If the blood is an issue try zipping down the front of the shell from the zip to the pointed end. Usually the veining at the bottom is the last to absorb. So if you start zipping down and it's all clear you know that the blood you are seeing is an isolated spot and probably not a big deal. If you zip down the egg and come to unabsorbed vessels then for some reason the vascular system is just taken a prolonged time to shut down and all you really can do is wait. At this point, if there's not a lot of bleeding and the yolk is absorbed (which by now it should be,) I'd just get that little butt out of there. That's my opinion.
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the thingI think is holding him back is the membrane on his head, it is really stuck, I opened up the membrane and didnt see anything too conserning, will see if he can get out now.
 

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