Hatching emergency

[Friendly_Lurker]

Do help her. I help all mine if they're taking too long and never had a problem.

 

[waddlehead]

I'm going to wait for now. I don't want to risk the other eggs by opening it up to to much. I already had to add hot water to get the humidity up.. With that safety hole and knowing they can last about 3 days (even if she has absorbed the yolk) without food I think she'll be ok at least until morning.. It is day 21. Her mother hatched a day early so I was concerned about her eggs.

 

[aart]

This was under a broody?
Just the one egg?
Best to let broody do her job.

 

[MGG]

I'm going to wait for now. I don't want to risk the other eggs by opening it up to to much. I already had to add hot water to get the humidity up.. With that safety hole and knowing they can last about 3 days (even if she has absorbed the yolk) without food I think she'll be ok at least until morning.. It is day 21. Her mother hatched a day early so I was concerned about her eggs.

Yes. Don't help it. It is not ready. She will rest quite a while after the pip, could be 12-48 hours

 

[Uff Da]

This was under a broody?
Just the one egg?
Best to let broody do her job.

It seems this is in an incubator, based on the talk of "opening it up" and "adding hot water." And they say they have 5 eggs pipping.

 

[floppysquirrel04]

Leave it be. It can take a long long time, best not to accidentally harm it if it’s not ready.

 

[waddlehead]

She is officially on her way out. The crack is now becoming a hole. I've heard the struggle of hatching is important for the chick to build strength. It makes sense. I am usually of the mind don't interfere if you don't have to. I just had a Silverudd pip upside down though. I flipped her and put her back in the incubator. I watched and I did see her beak pushing at the membrane so I think she'll be ok too. If not, well that is for another thread..

 

[MGG]

She is officially on her way out. The crack is now becoming a hole. I've heard the struggle of hatching is important for the chick to build strength. It makes sense. I am usually of the mind don't interfere if you don't have to. I just had a Silverudd pip upside down though. I flipped her and put her back in the incubator. I watched and I did see her beak pushing at the membrane so I think she'll be ok too. If not, well that is for another thread..

Oh, please don't flip them over. It really disorients them. It will make that ones hatch take longerbecausenow It has to turn around again. When they pip on the bottom they are fine. They know what they are doing. Plus, opening the incubator can shrinkwrap them because humidity drastically reduces.

 

[waddlehead]

I have seen many drown that way.. This is only my second batch but I grew up on farms.. It's all good though she's still flipped and working on it.. All is well. I have the materials needed for emergency. I don't think I'll need them.

 

[waddlehead]

The last time it happened it was upside down and on the wrong end. I have yet to loose a chick that actually yet.. Fingers crossed...