Hands on hatching and help

[Cerise1924]

Hi! I'm looking for a little advice in advance. I got a not-so-great batch of a dozen shipped Sebright eggs. At Day 14, I removed all the yolkers and am left with one viable egg that has a moving embryo.

I have been incubating it upright on a cardboard ring, gently hand-turning 3 or 5 times a day. The air cell is still very wobbly.

Questions:

-Do I keep it upright for lockdown, or lay the egg on its side?

-Is the unstable air cell likely to cause a big problem?

-Is there anything else I can do to give this one precious chick a chance of success?

-Should I candle for an internal pip during lockdown, or just wait and listen for peeping?

(I have successfully assisted malpositioned / stuck chicks before, but once I waited too long to assist and lost a chick.)

Thanks for any pre-hatch advice you can give.

 

[BYC910]

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Hi!  I'm looking for a little advice in advance. I got a not-so-great batch of a dozen shipped Sebright eggs. At Day 14, I removed all the yolkers and am left with one viable egg that has a moving embryo.

I have been incubating it upright on a cardboard ring, gently hand-turning 3 or 5 times a day. The air cell is still very wobbly. 

Questions:

-Do I keep it upright for lockdown, or lay the egg on its side?

-Is the unstable air cell likely to cause a big problem?

-Is there anything else I can do to give this one precious chick a chance of success?

-Should I candle for an internal pip during lockdown, or just wait and listen for peeping?

(I have successfully assisted malpositioned / stuck chicks before, but once I waited too long to assist and lost a chick.) 

Thanks for any pre-hatch advice you can give.
[/quo Tough call do you have it sloped at all ? OR STRAIGHT UP I wouldn't lay it flat with a wobbly air cell .I would go no lower than a 45 degree angle and stop turning a day or two early.

 

[Cerise1924]

Quote: Thanks, I have it tilted at a slight angle, and change the direction of the tilt when I turn it. I appreciate your advice, and will leave it propped up in the little cardboard ring. There's also what looks like a reddish blotch in the air cell area, and I have never seen that before. Chick is moving, though.

 

[WVduckchick]

@Cerise1924
I agree. Not flat, but not straight up either. Prop the air cell end up on a roll of rubber shelf liner or something of that nature.

Sorry the post office was apparently hard on you. Sebrights are tough enough to hatch anyway. :/

 

[Cerise1924]

@Cerise1924
I agree. Not flat, but not straight up either. Prop the air cell end up on a roll of rubber shelf liner or something of that nature.

Sorry the post office was apparently hard on you. Sebrights are tough enough to hatch anyway.

Thanks so much for the kind words and the hatching support. I'll do what I can and hope for the best.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Hi!  I'm looking for a little advice in advance. I got a not-so-great batch of a dozen shipped Sebright eggs. At Day 14, I removed all the yolkers and am left with one viable egg that has a moving embryo.

I have been incubating it upright on a cardboard ring, gently hand-turning 3 or 5 times a day. The air cell is still very wobbly. 

Questions:

-Do I keep it upright for lockdown, or lay the egg on its side?

-Is the unstable air cell likely to cause a big problem?

-Is there anything else I can do to give this one precious chick a chance of success?

-Should I candle for an internal pip during lockdown, or just wait and listen for peeping?

(I have successfully assisted malpositioned / stuck chicks before, but once I waited too long to assist and lost a chick.) 

Thanks for any pre-hatch advice you can give.

I would hatch upright, stop turning because they don't need to be turned past 2 weeks, and with the bad air cell less movement is better, and pray for a successful hatch. Good luck! Hope she makes it.

 

[Cerise1924]

I would hatch upright, stop turning because they don't need to be turned past 2 weeks, and with the bad air cell less movement is better, and pray for a successful hatch. Good luck! Hope she makes it.

I appreciate this advice very much. Thank you, @AmyLynn2374

 

[WVduckchick]

Well, my latest hatch is almost over. Only 3 shipped Seramas hatched.

She sent me 20, arrived with horrible air cells, 2 were cracked, several never developed, several quitters. 8 locked down, but I was only hopeful for 2. So I guess 3 is a plus. One was a full assist, she spent the night in the ICU, but was good this morning. Hopefully she will continue. She's super tiny and adorable.

My own bantam cochin eggs.... I set 11, all 11 developed and made lockdown. 6 (maybe 7?) hatched, a couple late DIS, 2 internally pipped late and I did a safety hole in one, and removed the cap on another. They are still alive, seeing what happens...

I guess this isn't too bad, considering the 104 temp overnight the night that I transferred them to the hatcher.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I appreciate this advice very much. Thank you, @AmyLynn2374

You are welcome.

Well, my latest hatch is almost over.  Only 3 shipped Seramas hatched.    She sent me 20, arrived with horrible air cells, 2 were cracked, several never developed, several quitters.  8 locked down, but I was only hopeful for 2.  So I guess 3 is a plus.  One was a full assist, she spent the night in the ICU, but was good this morning.  Hopefully she will continue.  She's super tiny and adorable.

My own bantam cochin eggs.... I set 11, all 11 developed and made lockdown.  6 (maybe 7?) hatched, a couple late DIS, 2 internally pipped late and I did a safety hole in one, and removed the cap on another.  They are still alive, seeing what happens... 

I guess this isn't too bad, considering the 104 temp overnight the night that I transferred them to the hatcher. 

Ouch 3? They must have really had a rough journey. Congrats on the hatchers though.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I set 10 eggs a week behind today. Out of the original 22 I set 16 started developing, 6 clears. One quit day 5, so I have 15 and need 14 to fill the first 3 orders. Curious to see how many develop out of these 10 because the next order is for between 5-10. I have two more inquiries in for the April hatch, but have no idea how many either are looking for. I marked air cells this morning for the day 7 eggs. They look good so far. I am telling you though, this bator is rock steady. I went out of town yesterday, took my dad to get groceries and out to lunch, then Cade and I took a trip to Walmart today and I never once worried about temp spikes or anything. It felt good...lol. You can incubate and get sleep and have a life! Lol