Half Shell Hatch-A-Long! (Caution, unsuccessful, please read whole thread before attempting)

[Clap p 1]

Yeah I am

Sorry to leave you hanging. I need some help and no one has answered my call for help.
Sorry to hijack your post MGG but maybe you can help too. Have a chick malposition. So far I've make external pip. After 6 hrs stared looking for beak. Taking little pieces of shell off at a time . Dampened membrane. At 7 found beak but still blood in membranes. Checking every 2 hours. Baby is still chirping. I can't tell diddley about position but internal pip is on the shallow side of the saddle. Now what, wait some more?

 

[MGG]

Sorry to leave you hanging. I need some help and no one has answered my call for help.
Sorry to hijack your post MGG but maybe you can help too. Have a chick malposition. So far I've make external pip. After 6 hrs stared looking for beak. Taking little pieces of shell off at a time . Dampened membrane. At 7 found beak but still blood in membranes. Checking every 2 hours. Baby is still chirping. I can't tell diddley about position but internal pip is on the shallow side of the saddle. Now what, wait some more?

Can you post a pic of the egg? What day is it on? Have it's siblings hatched? You're fine.

 

[Clap p 1]

Can you post a pic of the egg? What day is it on? Have it's siblings hatched? You're fine.

It is day 22, only egg to survive badly packaged shipping. Saddle air cell. Maybe I was just too anxious and excited we made it this far. I'll try to get a picture.

 

[Clap p 1]

Can you post a pic of the egg? What day is it on? Have it's siblings hatched? You're fine.

 

[Clap p 1]

Can you post a pic of the egg? What day is it on? Have it's siblings hatched? You're fine.

 

[Clap p 1]

Can you post a pic of the egg? What day is it on? Have it's siblings hatched? You're fine.

In the first picture you can see the beak on the right side and In the second maybe you can tell me what position it's in.

 

[Clap p 1]

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You can also see my lines of where the air cell was

 

[MGG]

You can also see my lines of where the air cell was

I honestly think it is correctly positioned. You're just too excited. You need to be patient or you're going to end up killing it. Give it another 5 hours or so and check again. The veins look like they're almost done. Can you see it making and yawning/chewing motions?

 

[Clap p 1]

I honestly think it is correctly positioned. You're just too excited. You need to be patient or you're going to end up killing it. Give it another 5 hours or so and check again. The veins look like they're almost done. Can you see it making and yawning/chewing motions?

That's what I was afraid of. I want this baby to survive so much. No chewing or yawning but lots of peeping. Good and strong. Most of my chicks have come on day 20 or at least pipped by then. And this guy comes along and throws me a curve.
Thank you so much. Seems your always coming to my rescue.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

@MGG
So I would have said a Q-tip too. After thinking and looking around maybe try these:
Warm the ointment up in the palm of your washed hand, or in a clean little cup, or some kind of small container that you can warm on a hot wet rag....or something... (no microwave)
Then use your clean pinky (nail trimmed short) to gently apply the melted/soft ointment.

Or, maybe wad up a small square of cotton fabric/ clean t-shirt material to make a "q-tip" and use that to apply.
Or maybe wet your Q-tip first in hot water to help bond the fuzzies first, then dab and use.

Look around and I'll bet you have something soft, smooth, and washable sitting around that could double as your q-tip/finger tip.

@Clap p 1
Yep, baby just needs some time. I had one like that before so something to be aware of...when it starts trying to push out, you may need to assist it through the membrane. Since it is exposed, even with coconut oil on it, it (the membrane) could become hard and more difficult for baby to kick out.
Wait though until it is apparent baby cannot kick out on it's own.
Sit on your hands if you have to!!