Help a chick's life may depend on it. (Hatching issue pics inside)

[Knix6468]

To help, to not help. My husband says wait, I say it pipped completely in the wrong spot. and it didnt pip, it pushed out and made crack.

Ok i know we shouldnt help but I think he is not in a good position, (yes i moved the loose pieces of shell to look - some might say thats too much

wrong position

better position (and what a textbook pip should look like right)


Help/not help.

HELP?

 

[kstaven]

I wouldn't worry at all. That chick could take 24 hours to make the full turn and zip the shell. I've had many chicks external pip on the bottom of the egg. Your biggest problem could be opening the incubator too many times with that much of a pip started and drying the membrane.

I've hatched in quantity and you would be amazed at the diversity of where and how they pip.

 

[Phage]

Looks fine

I would let it be.

 

[ColbyNTX]

Looks too dry! Have you been opening the bator? If it hasn't progressed any further this morning, I would get a spray bottle and mist it really good with warm water and close the bator and leave it shut. Get that membrane really wet but don't drown the chick.

 

[SuperPeacockman]

Had one hatch with the pip even farther up the egg last week, leave it and make sure the humidity is good like colby said

 

[Knix6468]

update, it struggled all night to get out, while its neighbors hatched during the night.. I will update with progress

 

[ColbyNTX]

Don't open that little bator and remove the chick. Leave it closed so you don't suck out the humidity. Peachicks are very hard to help out of the shell. Not at all like helping a chicken chick. They are very fragile. Your best bet is to let it happen naturally. Which one hatched? The one with the small pip or the larger pip? The large pip looks too dry!

 

[Knix6468]

I am taking pictures througth the glass, we have converted a
Fish tank to use as a hatcher.

But We can only get the humidity to60%

I did help him this morning when I seen how dry it was and
Seen him pushing with all his might to get the egg pushed open, it was 1/2 opened by him
Yes he was stuck to the liner, dried yolk holding him in place.

I helped as little as poss and made him push, but he was stuck

He made it out and is doing ok now with his bros and Sis

 

[Phage]

LOVE the hatcher. You can see everything!!!

 

[hvnsnt3388]

Can you post instructions for how to on your hatcher? We have sveral aquariums not in use and looks like a great way to use them!!