Hatching incubated eggs in cartons?

[Yorkshire Coop]

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.

No problem

We were all new at this once, plus you have quite a difficult situation right now with no incubator. It seems you have been thrown in at the deep end so to speak with this hatch. Once you have your incubator it will be whole different thing for you with any future eggs.

 

[TinkyPinky]

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.

ok. WHAT happened if this afternoon nothing happens? When should I help it?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

When you get to 24 hours you could go ahead and help the chick. Right now read the link that I left you on assisted hatching. It tells you what to look out for and what to do at what time.
I can't tell you that you need to help now or not. You need to go on your gut feeling. Do you think the chick is struggling now? If you feel you really need to you could make the pip hole bigger now, but only move the shell not the membrane underneath. If you do gently dampen the membrane. Dint get water in the hole though. If you see blood or veins stop immediately, it won't be ready.

Could you post a pic of the egg and pip hole?

 

[TinkyPinky]

When you get to 24 hours you could go ahead and help the chick. Right now read the link that I left you on assisted hatching. It tells you what to look out for and what to do at what time.
I can't tell you that you need to help now or not. You need to go on your gut feeling. Do you think the chick is struggling now? If you feel you really need to you could make the pip hole bigger now, but only move the shell not the membrane underneath. If you do gently dampen the membrane. Dint get water in the hole though. If you see blood or veins stop immediately, it won't be ready.

Could you post a pic of the egg and pip hole?

ok. Thankyou! I will help the chick IF I don't see any progress after 1-2 hours. by the way I made my very first AWESOME house for the chick. I will send you a pictue. (Its not the best but it's my first so its not TOO bad) I hope the chick will like it! Ill post it now..

 

[TinkyPinky]

ok. Thankyou! I will help the chick IF I don't see any progress after 1-2 hours. by the way I made my very first AWESOME house for the chick. I will send you a pictue. (Its not the best but it's my first so its not TOO bad) I hope the chick will like it! Ill post it now..

Here is a picture:

 

[TinkyPinky]

I have a red heat lampHERE is a PICTURE OF THE EGG:

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Very neat for when the chick is older!!

Do you have a brooder box ready for when the chick hatches? You will need to keep the chick under the lamp to dry and fluff up when it first hatches and it will need heat untill it's fully feathered. Do you have a box that you can put the lamp over?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Looking at the pip in your egg, is the pip in the middle of the egg or is nearer to the fat end of the egg?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Comparing your egg to this egg in the pic is it higher or lower that this one? This egg is fat end up in a carton ~

 

[TinkyPinky]

Very neat for when the chick is older!!

Do you have a brooder box ready for when the chick hatches? You will need to keep the chick under the lamp to dry and fluff up when it first hatches and it will need heat untill it's fully feathered. Do you have a box that you can put the lamp over?

Yes, The lid of my house can come off.