Hands on hatching and help

[HeyHey]

so then what makes them shrink wrap?
I am just trying to learn everything I can. Thanks

 

[ronott1]

so then what makes them shrink wrap?
I am just trying to learn everything I can. Thanks

it happens when they die.

 

[HeyHey]

so all shrink wrapped babies die before it happens? Then what makes it shrink wrap?

 

[ronott1]

Causes of death that lead shrink wrap are: shipping stress, Temps too low and then too high and too much humidity during lockdown. The too much humidity is likely the last cause though, lack of O2. That can also happen with poor ventilation.
Sticky chicks are similar but they did not die and made it closer to hatching. Often shrink wrapped chicks do not pip internally because they died before then

 

[Ravynscroft]

If the membrane was white and pliable, just wrinkled looking, then it was not really shrinkwrapped.... that is how they all look, even healthy embryos getting ready to pip... true shrinkwrapping is where the membrane fully pulls away from the shell way down past the air cell line towards the pointed end of the egg... and the embryo is mummified withing the membrane, membrane becomes hard when dried out...

 

[ronott1]

If the membrane was white and pliable, just wrinkled looking, then it was not really shrinkwrapped.... that is how they all look, even healthy embryos getting ready to pip... true shrinkwrapping is where the membrane fully pulls away from the shell way down past the air cell line towards the pointed end of the egg... and the embryo is mummified withing the membrane, membrane becomes hard when dried out...

Thanks for the assist!
It dawned on me last night as I was falling asleep that we may have had a definition error going on.

Sticky chicks are not the same as shrink wrapped chicks
6,7 and 8 are answers to the original question about sticky chicks.

 

[HeyHey]

that is great information, where did you find it?
thanks

 

[ronott1]

that is great information, where did you find it?
thanks

It is from Florida State University

 

[HeyHey]

Thank you

 

[ronott1]

Thank you

Your welcome!
The hatch analysis pdf is very helpful