Guinea eggs abandoned over night - now assisting hatch

[My15Ducks]

Ok, I was sure it had internally pipped so I decided to open the air cell to see if it was ready to hatch. But I don’t think it has because I can’t find it’s beak. Argh! I feel completely like a newbie even though I’ve hatched ducks. Now I’m thinking I opened it too soon.

I’m keeping the membrane moist with Vaseline. I’m making an eggshell cap to cover the hole to help keep it moist. It’s definitely alive and I feel like the veins have already shrunk. But if it doesn’t show me it’s beak/I can’t find it’s beak I don’t know what else to do.

Any thoughts on whether I should chip away a bit more shell to try to find the beak, or just leave it alone for a few hours?

 

[Huntmaster]

Looks like a lot of veining to be doing anything else and also looks do still have a lot of fluid in egg. Looks very early to be even making an air hole, that should only be done if egg is internally pipped. That egg needs much more than a few hours, hopefully it won't dry membrane to much before its ready to hatch.

 

[My15Ducks]

I put an eggshell cap on it and I’m going to leave it alone now. I thought it had internally pipped because I saw half the aircell appeared to be filled by the chick when I candled it. When my duck eggs are like that they have internally pipped.. but maybe that’s not how guineas are. I wish I had waited

 

[My15Ducks]

Sadly it was dead the next time I checked it. I don’t know if it was too weak from being cold so long or if I killed it. The 2nd egg is still not moving and no movement when candled. It’s probably dead too but I’ll leave it in the incubator at least another day