And we have a chick!! Noticed the pip about 12:30 am. Just a teeny little spot that we almost missed! Woke up at 4:45am to peeping so we thought he must be close to zipping all the way around. Turned on the light and saw this !! Welcome to the world, little Olive Egger!
Thanks....one down, 7 to go.
!! You did it!!
I don't use mine either with the exception of bringing the heat back up after opening or if I have a cool night and the temps are a tad low, then I'll use them instead of adjusting the darn lg knob. When I go into lockdown I usually cover them for 10-15 minutes to build up my humidity quicker and that's it.Vent plugs? Maybe that has something to do with your issues. My vents are always wide open.
Lost Ravyn's quote that she tosses hers too. Maybe Maine makes a difference but I'd suggest trying a batch without them at all!
Laurel answered the pip question, all I can add is some hope. I only had two black Jap Bantams in my hatch and both of them hatched perfectly fine. I was real worried knowing about the creeper gene, but was delighted that both made it.
Single chicks can be challenging!Sounds like they are doing fine as of last night
An internal pip is when the chick pips into the air cell and they begin breathing air. When oxygen levels drop inside the egg, the chick will start to peck at the shell to break a tiny crack- the external pip (usually in the large end of the egg). Even with a small external pip, it can breath air from outside the egg until all the blood and yolk is absorbed. This can take up to 24 hours and the chick will rest and be still during this time.
The best advice I can give is to keep your humidity up- most people recommend over 65%. If you have red vent plugs in your incubator, take them out. Go ahead and get your brooder area ready and be prepared in case only 1 hatches to care for a single chick.
Agreeing with Ruby on this one. Check the air cells to assess the damage and go from there. I recieved my silkie eggs from Ruby. (Who did a marvelous job packing. I even have pics.) and most of teh air cells I couldn't even see bt the noticeable ones were mainly the 3 or 4 that I could see wobble. I let them rest for 12 hours before putting them in the bator, upright in a carton and did not turn the first 24 hours the next day I tilted 3 xs and by the 3rd day, the wobbles were firm and I was able to lay them flat. Out of the original 18 I have 14 going strong as we head into day 14 tonight. It all is going to depend on the shape the air cells are in. I was lucky and had a good packer.
Good luck, hope they aren't too scrambled. I think that if I were to ever buy shipped from someone I don't know the first quetion I would ask is how they pack before I commit. After seeing how well yours were packed, I'd be unwilling to take anything less.My new batch of call eggs arrived at the post office today. Was surprised (not in a good way) by the packing. Single boxed with only packing peanuts and eggs were put in upside down!! But lots of extras were sent. 2 had small, firm air cells, the rest were very wobbly but not totally detached. 17 shipped call eggs...here we go!!
!! You did it!!
No. I would not recommend that under any circumstances. Are you familiar with incubating and candling? Candle them when they arrive, check the damage to the air cells and let them rest. Depending on damage the longest I would wait to start tilting them (I keep them upright in cut down cartons and hand tilt at a 45 degree angle 3-5 times a day) is 48 hours.
Hard to tell. Was an assist started on it? From the pic it definitely looks NOT ready to hatch with the bloody membrane that it looks like from the pic. If you are seeing a lot of excess fluid you can cut out a couple egg carton cups and slip it in there so that it is upright instead of laying down.@RubyNala97
and anyone with experience can you advise on what is going on here with this one egg in my incubator and if I should ignore or do anything??
it looks extremely wet to me compared to the other 5 eggs that have hatched and I'm afraid it might end up drowning? and then there is the little bit of blood..???
It should not look bloody and wet like that. Is it trying to zip on its own? Can you take it out of the incubator quickly and get a picture? That way we might be able to see what's going on better.@RubyNala97 and anyone with experience can you advise on what is going on here with this one egg in my incubator and if I should ignore or do anything??it looks extremely wet to me compared to the other 5 eggs that have hatched and I'm afraid it might end up drowning? and then there is the little bit of blood..???
I'm down to one call egg and nervous that by miracle it will actually hatch and I'll have a lone duckling!! And thank you for the compliment. Now I've heard amazing things about this breeder and she ships every spring. She's extremely knowledgeable about shipped eggs (she's the one that wrote those emails I forwarded to you on shipping/turning). So I did not think I would need to check on her packing. Lesson learned. I think if she would have packed the way I did and the way Ravyn does the eggs would have been in great condition. See you never know. Ravyn packed amazing and the post destroyed them. This breeder packed upside down and flimsy and the damage looks workable. I was going to complain until I saw how many extras she sent! Made up for it!Single chicks can be challenging! Agreeing with Ruby on this one. Check the air cells to assess the damage and go from there. I recieved my silkie eggs from Ruby. (Who did a marvelous job packing. I even have pics.) and most of teh air cells I couldn't even see bt the noticeable ones were mainly the 3 or 4 that I could see wobble. I let them rest for 12 hours before putting them in the bator, upright in a carton and did not turn the first 24 hours the next day I tilted 3 xs and by the 3rd day, the wobbles were firm and I was able to lay them flat. Out of the original 18 I have 14 going strong as we head into day 14 tonight. It all is going to depend on the shape the air cells are in. I was lucky and had a good packer.Good luck, hope they aren't too scrambled. I think that if I were to ever buy shipped from someone I don't know the first quetion I would ask is how they pack before I commit. After seeing how well yours were packed, I'd be unwilling to take anything less.
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Wow, ya, I can see where you would expect to see superior packaging. That's surprisng. If she packed them better maybe she wouldn't have the need to send so many extras. lolIt should not look bloody and wet like that. Is it trying to zip on its own? Can you take it out of the incubator quickly and get a picture? That way we might be able to see what's going on better.
I'm down to one call egg and nervous that by miracle it will actually hatch and I'll have a lone duckling!! And thank you for the compliment. Now I've heard amazing things about this breeder and she ships every spring. She's extremely knowledgeable about shipped eggs (she's the one that wrote those emails I forwarded to you on shipping/turning). So I did not think I would need to check on her packing. Lesson learned. I think if she would have packed the way I did and the way Ravyn does the eggs would have been in great condition. See you never know. Ravyn packed amazing and the post destroyed them. This breeder packed upside down and flimsy and the damage looks workable. I was going to complain until I saw how many extras she sent! Made up for it!
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Wow, ya, I can see where you would expect to see superior packaging. That's surprisng. If she packed them better maybe she wouldn't have the need to send so many extras. lol
My new batch of call eggs arrived at the post office today. Was surprised (not in a good way) by the packing. Single boxed with only packing peanuts and eggs were put in upside down!! But lots of extras were sent. 2 had small, firm air cells, the rest were very wobbly but not totally detached. 17 shipped call eggs...here we go!!
No. I would not recommend that under any circumstances. Are you familiar with incubating and candling? Candle them when they arrive, check the damage to the air cells and let them rest. Depending on damage the longest I would wait to start tilting them (I keep them upright in cut down cartons and hand tilt at a 45 degree angle 3-5 times a day) is 48 hours.
