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Guinea hatching help

TMarie

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Feb 28, 2013
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Today is day 24 or 25 depending on if the day I put them in was 0 or 1.

They started cracking last night. 24 hours later (tonight) none have hatched. One was able to remove a lot of shell but the membrane was still there. So I peeled away the membrane and put it back. The 2nd one had chipped off a piece of shell but the membrane was still there so i very gently tore that part of the membrane. Immediately, blood began to bead from the little hole. I continued to peel and it felt as if there were a layer of blood around the baby. I peeled membrane and shell until i got to membrane that felt more moist. The 3rd one had cracked the shell but no hole so I pulled away at the cracked parts and carefully removed the membrane until I got to more Moist membrane then stopped and put it back in the incubator. There was a little blood but it wasn't as concerning.
A 4th egg has moved but not cracked so I haven't touched it.
They've been this way for over 2 hours. All breathing and chirping. 2 struggling but not getting anywhere. The 3rd looks like it just can't move at all.
What do I do? 😭
 

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You need to be patient. The blood means the veins have not disolved and they are not ready to come out of the eggs. If they are not breaking the membranes (when given 24 hours) you may need to raise your humidity. You do this by adding surface water. If you don't have more channels add a sponge or a wash cloth. Hopefully they didn't loose to much blood and will pull through.
 
You need to be patient. The blood means the veins have not disolved and they are not ready to come out of the eggs. If they are not breaking the membranes (when given 24 hours) you may need to raise your humidity. You do this by adding surface water. If you don't have more channels add a sponge or a wash cloth. Hopefully they didn't loose to much blood and will pull through.
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You need to be patient. The blood means the veins have not disolved and they are not ready to come out of the eggs. If they are not breaking the membranes (when given 24 hours) you may need to raise your humidity. You do this by adding surface water. If you don't have more channels add a sponge or a wash cloth. Hopefully they didn't loose to much blood and will pull through.
Thank you! So they're safe to leave in the egg? Another person told me to assist because they were shrink wrapped. So I took the wide end off and added coconut oil to the membrane as much as I could. I'll post pics of what they look like now. The one that wasn't bleeding popped out in my hand when I took the wide end off. I saw some yolk but I'm praying it's okay. It looked dry. I'll post a pic of how they all are now
 

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