Hands on hatching and help

[Pyxis]

Alrighty, I finally got this all written up and all the pictures in:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

 

[akorte]

Update: one hatched on its own in the night. I opened the air cells on three that were dead but fully formed, including the weird one from yesterday. A fourth seems to have been dead for a while.

I opened two air cells according to the directions at the beginning of the thread. Here are photos of them:

I can see the break moving and breathing on the second one.

Thirdly, there was one that looked veiny, but alive. I let it be. Here is a photo:

I guess I wait a few hours? They seem to need to still absorb blood?

 

[akorte]

He hatched! His yolk is hanging! Do I put him in a cup?

 

[akorte]

He hatched! His yolk is hanging! Do I put him in a cup?

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I put him in a cup. He is peeping away. How long do I leave him?

 

[Pyxis]

I put him in a cup. He is peeping away. How long do I leave him?

Was it definitely yolk or maybe just some embryonic waste? It's hard to tell in the picture. If it's yolk, you leave him in there until he's done absorbing it

 

[akorte]

Was it definitely yolk or maybe just some embryonic waste? It's hard to tell in the picture. If it's yolk, you leave him in there until he's done absorbing it

It was just gunk whoo.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Alrighty, I finally got this all written up and all the pictures in:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

Excellent! Good job.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

It was just gunk whoo.

Yay!! Congrats!

 

[WVduckchick]

It was just gunk whoo.

Happy for you!

 

[WVduckchick]

Not sure if yall are watching the Calendar contest thread, but @Cynthia12 posted this candling pic, I thought it needed shared here.

A few folks said to post this one..I got a great shot of a baby duck's feet while candling.