Hands on hatching and help

[AmberKnits]

My little chick didn't make it through the night last. Thank you everyone for your help. Next time, I'll have a better idea what's going on and I'll be able to take action fasterZ

 

[WVduckchick]

My little chick didn't make it through the night last. Thank you everyone for your help. Next time, I'll have a better idea what's going on and I'll be able to take action fasterZ

oh darn. I'm sorry.

 

[Jessie22]

I have a guinea egg that externally pipped 11:30pm last night, its been 16 hours and no further external pip. No noises but I can see the guinea trying to open the shell further with no success. Should I assist. I have assisted before so I am familiar but I am not sure if I should. It seems to be sleeping alot still. Today is the 26th day and it pipped on lockdown on the 25th day. What should I do, assist or not assist? I posted this in the Emergency, Diseases, and Injuries Thread this morning at 8:30am and no reply as of yet. I really need help before a disaster happens.

 

[WVduckchick]

I have a guinea egg that externally pipped 11:30pm last night, its been 16 hours and no further external pip. No noises but I can see the guinea trying to open the shell further with no success. Should I assist. I have assisted before so I am familiar but I am not sure if I should. It seems to be sleeping alot still. Today is the 26th day and it pipped on lockdown on the 25th day. What should I do, assist or not assist? I posted this in the Emergency, Diseases, and Injuries Thread this morning at 8:30am and no reply as of yet. I really need help before a disaster happens.

Normally with chicks or ducks, I wouldn't intervene before at least 18 hours, unless the membrane looks brown/dry/brittle. But I've never hatched guineas.

Its not late, so why are you overly concered?

@casportpony @Pyxis can hopefully chime in

 

[ChickKeeperSky]

We normally don't use incubators, just the chickens. I don't help chicks unless they really can't get out. When they are like that, just gently pull apart the shell until they can get out themselves.

 

[Jessie22]

We normally don't use incubators, just the chickens. I don't help chicks unless they really can't get out. When they are like that, just gently pull apart the shell until they can get out themselves.

Thanks its been 17 hours since external pip and seems to be trying but no further opening of shell.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks its been 17 hours since external pip and seems to be trying but no further opening of shell.

What's your humidity at?

 

[ChcknNurse]

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How does she get around? Wings? Does she seem otherwise healthy?

 

[Pyxis]

I have a guinea egg that externally pipped 11:30pm last night, its been 16 hours and no further external pip. No noises but I can see the guinea trying to open the shell further with no success. Should I assist. I have assisted before so I am familiar but I am not sure if I should. It seems to be sleeping alot still. Today is the 26th day and it pipped on lockdown on the 25th day. What should I do, assist or not assist? I posted this in the Emergency, Diseases, and Injuries Thread this morning at 8:30am and no reply as of yet. I really need help before a disaster happens.

I almost never have to help guineas, actually. They always get out on their own unless they are shrinkwrapped. Even the one I had last hatch with the weird leg issues got out on its own.

I too wouldn't be helping until at least 18 hours.

Their shells are different from chicken eggs as well, mich tougher and thicker. The zip doesn't look the same as chicken eggs because of this, nor does the pip. The shell actually kind of just gets knocked off in sections and pieces fall off as the keet works to get out. So zipping will look different than it does for chickens.

 

[ChcknNurse]

One week. Full of energy just can't walk. Could at first then one leg then both

Slipped tendons? I have a chick with this. We call her Jo Jo. She balanced on her wings and occasionally a little hobble. But more so flops. It's nothing like a stargazing etc. it's completely legs.