Hatching help

[JaeG]

ah, is there no chance of helping? i in no way want to help if i don’t have to. i’ve only helped a chick once before ( it made it) but it freaked me out because i was scared to kill it hahaha but this chick is important to a friend of mine

If you can see that the chick has stopped doing the yawning and chewing action, and it is getting restless and more vocal, take the egg out, apply a little cooking oil to the membrane with a q-tip and check to see if there are any visible veins. You may have to peel off a bit of the shell to get a good look. If the veins aren't visible anymore then it would be safe to assist it out.

 

[bella330043178]

If you can see that the chick has stopped doing the yawning and chewing action, and it is getting restless and more vocal, take the egg out, apply a little cooking oil to the membrane with a q-tip and check to see if there are any visible veins. You may have to peel off a bit of the shell to get a good look. If the veins aren't visible anymore then it would be safe to assist it out.

yes! that’s exactly what i did and the chick is out. it wasn’t completely done absorbing the yolk but there wasn’t much left so i left it in the incubator to finish. today more of the yolk is gone and the chick seems to be okay except i feel like it’s breathing kind of hard and it keeps it’s one leg completely tucked around it’s back end.

 

[JaeG]

yes! that’s exactly what i did and the chick is out. it wasn’t completely done absorbing the yolk but there wasn’t much left so i left it in the incubator to finish. today more of the yolk is gone and the chick seems to be okay except i feel like it’s breathing kind of hard and it keeps it’s one leg completely tucked around it’s back end.

It may just need time to recover and straighten out after a long hatching process.