Hands on hatching and help

[WVduckchick]

That actually looks pretty good to me. How long since it pipped? And the air cell is over toward the right side of the picture?

Shine your light on it, play chirping sounds to it, even sing to it. Try to encourage it to move.

 

[chantels1]

I am not sure when it pipped, because it pipped on the bottom, or it pipped when the other chicks were rolling eggs around yesterday.

Membrane looks clear. It us chirping now. Rested most of the day, so I am leaning toward a morning pip. I will keep a close eye on it, and see what happens.

 

[BYC910]

I pull mine as the become active in the bator. My brooder is always warmed on one end to 100F for hatch. Here's my thoughts on pulling them versus leaving them. One, the old LG I was using had the fan kit installed. No fan cover. I actually have had chicks get hurt on the fan. I had one chick get hurt when I left them in there and 7 or 8 had hatched and they were pushing each other off the thermometer. Cracked it's beak. So one of my reasons are I feel they are safer in the bator where they can run and play and strengthen their legs. My second biggest reason is being able to access food and especially water. Hatchling can be dehydrated or become dehydrated. While theoretically a chick can survive from the yolk 2-3 days. You have no way of knowing when the yolk was absorbed. Cobb's development chart tells us (on average) chicks absorb the yolk between day 19-20. So if this took place on day 19 and your chick hatches day 21, logic says they have been utilizing this food for 24-48 hours already. Almost all of my chicks are drinking within the first few hours after getting their feet under them. Some are eating within the first 24 hours while others don't start till into the second day- but it's available for them if they want/need it. I also use sav a chick electrolyte so they get that extra boost right after hatch. Number 3- I don't like my eggs being knocked all over the place. Often it doesn't affect them, but I think it can and does with others. Also, because I keep my humidity high, my chicks won't fluff well in the bator.
I do use videos of chicks cheeping to replace the presence of siblings and keep them motivated during pipping and hatch, plus my brooder is only a couple feet away so they can still hear the others.

Amy

I pull when the chicks are fluffed and no longer use marbles but the Quail waterier from L.G. when they first go to the brooder . I start them on Purina medicated chick starter grower because its finer than the chick starter that my farmers CO.OP sales . I like the pre & probiotic in it they get that for a week and then are switched over to non medicated COOP chick starter grower which is much cheaper and the regular size L.G.chick waterier . My chicks eat within a few hours of going in the brooder . Also I prefer the glass mason jars over the plastic ones for the feeder and waters easier to clean and stay cleaner longer also won't melt if they get to close to the heating element or light less danger of fire . I'm more hands on than most that hatch as many as I do. If I know that a chick has piped eternally and has not made what I think is enough progress I will pip it . If I see any sign that it is sticky I will zip it and let it push out if it can . After twenty four to thirty six hours any that haven't piped I start checking. Most of the time by then they have expired . But don't tell anyone I do that the text book says I ain't supposed to .

 

[BYC910]

I am not sure when it pipped, because it pipped on the bottom, or it pipped when the other chicks were rolling eggs around yesterday.

Membrane looks clear. It us chirping now. Rested most of the day, so I am leaning toward a morning pip. I will keep a close eye on it, and see what happens.

Glad you turned it up. I've lost more than one that piped on the bottom and I didn't catch it in time .

 

[chickiezar]

I can't afford a incubator and I let the mommy do her job, some much to say being a first time Maw Maw chickie mommy. I am so proud of my girl this started on Sunday 3 hatched. Monday 2 hatched. Tuesday 1 hatched. 6 for 6. They are bantam babies. My lil mixed breed Japanese Bantams Mommy is a white Japanese and Dad is beautiful black.
4 lil black and 2 gray. I did have to help out the shell and my rule make sure no drainage of any kind, right position, if no chirps after 2 hours not knowing anything I did what I thought was best. I have so many fertile eggs that turn DIS because only 1 broody hen. She is only 7 months old herself.

 

[chantels1]

This is such a difficult internal struggle. Not knowing when this chick pipped makes it hard. So it's looking weaker, but could be resting. Either way it's exposed to air now, so I don't want it getting gooey. I decided to do a little more. It's not turning by itself.

So I did not hit any blood. It's been 12 hours since I found it though. I enlarged the hole and put some ointment on the membrane, but pulled it off its nose.

It's back in the Bator. I just don't want to screw this up. So I am going slow.

 

[chantels1]

I did it! The chick had its head between its legs, but hot it's head under a wing and was able to external pip. I took it slow, and we are out of the egg. No mess, the yolk absorbed!

 

[dcba flock]

quote name="chantels1" url="/t/1081034/hands-on-hatching-and-help/7830#post_17687507"]I did it! The chick had its head between its legs, but hot it's head under a wing and was able to external pip. I took it slow, and we are out of the egg. No mess, the yolk absorbed!

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It's so hard congrats glad it's out I lucked out this hatch even w/ not the best air cells I only had one misplaced pip... In the middle under the air cell like yours I took off some shell last night to make sure it could breathe before I went to bed. This morning it was stuck one leg was out it was struggling so I pulled it out and was able to get it unstuck yolk sac absorbed a little blood but it is back in the bator now hoping it makes it. It would never of been able to zip the way it was positioned had been pipped since yesterday morning w/o any progress

 

[WVduckchick]

I did it! The chick had its head between its legs, but hot it's head under a wing and was able to external pip. I took it slow, and we are out of the egg. No mess, the yolk absorbed!

Awesome! congrats!

quote name="chantels1" url="/t/1081034/hands-on-hatching-and-help/7830#post_17687507"]I did it! The chick had its head between its legs, but hot it's head under a wing and was able to external pip. I took it slow, and we are out of the egg. No mess, the yolk absorbed!

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It's so hard congrats glad it's out I lucked out this hatch even w/ not the best air cells I only had one misplaced pip... In the middle under the air cell like yours I took off some shell last night to make sure it could breathe before I went to bed. This morning it was stuck one leg was out it was struggling so I pulled it out and was able to get it unstuck yolk sac absorbed a little blood but it is back in the bator now hoping it makes it. It would never of been able to zip the way it was positioned had been pipped since yesterday morning w/o any progress

 

[Blooie]