Hatching incubated eggs in cartons?

[lazy gardener]

Yes I will!! By the way, if the tiny hole hasn't got bigger at all by tomorrow, should I make the hole a bit bigger, should I help the chick?

You should leave it alone for at least 24 hours since the external pip (visible hole). Give it time. If you interfere, it could kill or harm the chick.

 

[Ren2014]

ok, thanks.He started pipping yesterday, If he hasn't done any progress TOMORROW, should I help him?

What is your humidity like? Did your incubator arrive or is it still just under a heat lamp?

 

[TinkyPinky]

You should leave it alone for at least 24 hours since the external pip (visible hole).  Give it time.  If you interfere, it could kill or harm the chick.

Okeedoky

 

[TinkyPinky]

What is your humidity like?  Did your incubator arrive or is it still just under a heat lamp?

My incubator hasent come yet, And my egg is still under the lamp, By the way I don't have a humidity checker. But one will come inside the post with my incubator.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

As you don't have an incubator yet you may need to assist the chick. Without high humidity the chick may become shrink wrapped in the egg. This is where the inner membrane dries out and sticks round the chick trapping it in the egg. You can try to create some humidity round the egg by wrapping in warm wet paper towel. Don't cover the external pip hole when you wrap it, the chick needs the hole for oxygen. Sorry I didn't realise you had no incubator at the moment.

Check out this link ~https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching
It gives lots of info on what to look out for.

 

[TinkyPinky]

As you don't have an incubator yet you may need to assist the chick. Without high humidity the chick may become shrink wrapped in the egg. This is where the inner membrane dries out and sticks round the chick trapping it in the egg. You can try to create some humidity round the egg by wrapping in warm wet paper towel. Don't cover the external pip hole when you wrap it, the chick needs the hole for oxygen. Sorry I didn't realise you had no incubator at the moment.

Check out this link ~https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching
It gives lots of info on what to look out for.

Thankyou! By the way should I wait 4 hours, or should I open the hole a little bit bigger?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Is the chick still peeping? Can you see it moving at all? What are you at now 20 hours?

 

[TinkyPinky]

Is the chick still peeping? Can you see it moving at all? What are you at now 20 hours?

Yes, I felt heaps of movement like the chick is trying to jump, I can hear this, Tick tock tick tick, is that the heart beat or is the chick pecking the shell? What is it?

 

[TinkyPinky]

Sorry I'm asking many questions, I'm just really new at this and you seem to be nice and you answer my questions really well.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

If you can hear tapping it sounds like it is trying to zip around the shell. That's a good sign that it's trying to make its way out. Your main thing now is to try and create some humidity around the egg.