Hatching with no incubator

[cobygol]

I woke up this morning to sadly see that all my chickens got killed and I had a hen that has been sitting on some eggs for about a week now and there was one egg left I have it under a heat lamp right now can someone tell me what I need to do to hatch it? Should I put it in a bowl of water under the lamp? It’s currently in a basket with some shavings under the lamp. Please help

 

[JaeG]

I'm so sorry - how awful for you! Do you know how far off the egg is from hatching? Have you candled it to see how it's looking? I've hatched Button quail under a heat lamp as their mother abandoned them when they were pipping, but they were pretty quick about it. You will need to keep the humidity high - could you put it in a sieve or similar over a bowl of water? It's the surface area that increases the humidity rather than volume of the container. You may need to mostly cover it with a damp cloth but measure the temperature by the egg to make sure it's not dropping the temperature too much. Hopefully some other clever people will have more ideas.

 

[cobygol]

I'm so sorry - how awful for you! Do you know how far off the egg is from hatching? Have you candled it to see how it's looking? I've hatched Button quail under a heat lamp as their mother abandoned them when they were pipping, but they were pretty quick about it. You will need to keep the humidity high - could you put it in a sieve or similar over a bowl of water? It's the surface area that increases the humidity rather than volume of the container. You may need to mostly cover it with a damp cloth but measure the temperature by the egg to make sure it's not dropping the temperature too much. Hopefully some other clever people will have more ideas.

I candled it and I could tell there was something in it. I had to go somewhere so I put it in a small bowl of water just to be safe. When I get home I think I will put it in the basket with a damp cloth over it thanks