Hands on hatching and help

[chickenrk]

thank you for replying.
ok, using a brinsea mini ex ii with forced air and automatic everything. Teams solid at 37.6. eggs set on 22nd . Tuesday night. It did yawn once that i saw. it now looks very shivery. I feel terrible. We have had a problem with another egg too which i think is dead as can't see any movement at all and i feel like i have made a mess.

 

[Pyxis]

thank you for replying.
ok, using a brinsea mini ex ii with forced air and automatic everything.  Teams solid at 37.6.  eggs set on 22nd .  Tuesday night. It did yawn once that i saw.  it now looks very shivery. I feel terrible.  We have had a problem with another egg too which i think is dead as can't see any movement at all and i feel like i have made a mess.  

You haven't made a mess at all! So, your hatch date was actually Wednesday (the 22nd was a Wednesday), so you're only a day and a half over. After this hatch, I would recommend sticking a thermometer you know to be reading true in there (perhaps calibrate one with the ice water method so you know it's good) and make sure the temp is actually right. Late hatches are caused by low temps, so the digital read out on your Brinsea might be off a tad.

For now, leave the little guy in there to keep absorbing.

 

[chickenrk]

ok, thank you. Do you think that he will be ok?

 

[Ravynscroft]

Hello lovely egg hatchers,
Pardon my instruction in this stream, i was being assisted by /RavynFallen earlier today and she suggested i consult this thread for further help!
I have tried reading through everything but am in immediate need of a little guidance. Last night we had a pip at eleven pm (so 12 hours ago) this morning there was a lot of chirping this was a pip at the wrong end of the shell- breech and did manage to break through completely but the entry was flappy and drying.i was advised to open the hole up and check to see the bill wasn't being obstructed. I moistened the area with coconut oil (on tannish membrane directly around hole) so its been about a hour and a half since we last hassled the shell- i was concerned a flap of membrane was obstructing the nares. So breathing chirping when spoken to -
I read on a post about using the coconut oil on the inside of the shell- should i do this? My humidity is about 78-84 percent should i give the little guy many hours to make his own move (8-?) the membrane looks very leathery but I don't want to press the issue please any simple step by step to get this lil lady or lad our would be appreciated !!!
Thank you in advance this is a truely helpful forum!
Kindest,
Thendara

I see you got great help! Sorry I had to go earlier, and btw, no I did not mind your PM...

I know there are ones who would disagree, but I wouldn't go too high with the humidity, for me over 75% is beyond my comfort zone... it *could* hinder their oxygen absorption in their lungs... plus, I have gotten edema from hatchers in the higher range as well, water retention in the hatchling...

Since he didn't actually internally pip, because of the malposition, treat the time he externally pipped as when he would have internally pipped. So count 24 hours from then to give time from that. Then, I would wait another 24 hours before starting to worry, because they can easily take that long from the time of external pip to finish absorbing anything. At that point, it might be ready for you to help it, or, with luck, it will start to zip itself. They can oftentimes still get themselves out when they pip at the wrong end like this.

You don't need to open the egg up further to try to put coconut oil inside, what you've done now is fine.

X3

Thank you so much !! I am hoping my other eggs decide to go out the correct exit! I am so glad to leave it at this stage!!
Do I need to keep applying coconut oil?

I usually don't... if the full membrane is exposed at the air cell side, I might do a 2nd application, but not usually... while the membrane does still dry with coconut oil, I find that it doesn't shrink around the hatchling, which is the reason for applying anything to the membrane... and stuck pieces peel off rather easy, in my experience... I've tried the full spectrum of different oils/ointments used and in my opinion, coconut oil works the best...

for your little runner, and hope this is the only assistance needed in your hatch!

 

[Pyxis]

ok, thank you.  Do you think that he will be ok?

I do think he will be fine Might need some help getting out but he's probably gonna be okay.

 

[newchickmama91]

thank you for replying.
ok, using a brinsea mini ex ii with forced air and automatic everything.  Teams solid at 37.6.  eggs set on 22nd .  Tuesday night. It did yawn once that i saw.  it now looks very shivery. I feel terrible.  We have had a problem with another egg too which i think is dead as can't see any movement at all and i feel like i have made a mess.  

You haven't made a mess at all you've helped it this far. I agree with leaving it abit as you seen blood and also with the wet towel as it does make them cold. We are all here to help so don't feel like your alone.

 

[chickenrk]

Ok, thank you so much (crying a lot as i write this) thank you for responding. Will he let me know if he needs help? Would that be Sunday then do you think?

 

[Pyxis]

Ok, thank you so much (crying a lot as i write this)  thank you for responding.  Will he let me know if he needs help? Would that be Sunday then do you think?

When he's ready to come out he's going to start struggling a lot, might get noisier too. Just keep watching him. We'll keep helping you

 

[chickenrk]

@Pyxis and @newchickmama91
thank you both so much. it means a lot x

 

[Ravynscroft]

@Pyxis
 and @newchickmama91

 thank you both so much.  it means a lot x

Pyxis covered it all, so I'll just send and for you and your duckling...