HELP!! Chick hatching!

ok, I'm in Hawaii, so right now, at 832pm, the temp is 73 degrees. it wont get too much colder now. The eggs are in a shallow box, in my bedroom. Good airflow, but its next to my bed, so not a drafty area. I only have a thermometer to check for temps on a human!:fl
A properly warm egg should be the same temperature as a slightly feverish human, if that's any help at all. (I mean, your name is "momof6," so I hope that's a good reference.)
 
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By tagging, I just let her know about the thread. You can go to your inbox and start a new conversation, but I doubt that would be helpful. Or you can click on her name, go to her profile, and comment on her profile. But like I said; she's probably asleep (vermont). It's nearly 3:00 at night here. I'm just working weird shifts.
 
A properly warm egg should be the same temperature as a slightly feverish human, if that's any help at all. (I mean, your name is "momof6," so I hope that's a good reference.)
That's an excellent reference, Thank you!
Hawaii time is so behind everyone else, I rarely get anyone on at night when I am most able to be online!
So I have the four eggs in the box, heating pad on, heat lamp on, wet washcloth in a container next to the eggs, and crossing my fingers!

What do I do if it hatches?! I've always gotten my chicks a few days old. I have never hatched my own!
 
It's moving a LOT under the lamp. i'm afraid of roasting it to death!! but I did put my hand and my foot on the heating pad and under the lamp, and it's not uncomfortably hot.
If the chick starts peeping loudly, he's uncomfortable (or struggling to get out of the shell.) If he's peeping contentedly, he's just letting mum know he's there. I sometimes play youtube videos of clucking hens.

He'll need to dry off after he hatches. The heat lamp should take care of that. He'll have spiky feathers for a bit; that's (I assume) egg white stuck to the fluff. I'll stroke a nail down their backs to get rid of it. This is by no means necessary, but I like fluffy chicks. They're cuter, and they can regulate body temp better. Once the casing is removed, they fluff well. Under a broody hen, the friction removes it pretty naturally.

He won't need feed for the first 24 hrs. He may or may not be interested on day two (this is generally the day they practice eating) and he'll definitely want some by day three.
 
If the chick starts peeping loudly, he's uncomfortable (or struggling to get out of the shell.) If he's peeping contentedly, he's just letting mum know he's there. I sometimes play youtube videos of clucking hens.

He'll need to dry off after he hatches. The heat lamp should take care of that. He'll have spiky feathers for a bit; that's (I assume) egg white stuck to the fluff. I'll stroke a nail down their backs to get rid of it. This is by no means necessary, but I like fluffy chicks. They're cuter, and they can regulate body temp better. Once the casing is removed, they fluff well. Under a broody hen, the friction removes it pretty naturally.

He won't need feed for the first 24 hrs. He may or may not be interested on day two (this is generally the day they practice eating) and he'll definitely want some by day three.
he's not peeping at all! But he is still moving around in there. I've got the other 3 eggs in there, just in case. I just hope it's not too hot. I tried every thermometer I have, but none will read the temp. I guess we have to just wait and see. Let me know if there is anything else you think i can do!
 
he's not peeping at all! But he is still moving around in there. I've got the other 3 eggs in there, just in case. I just hope it's not too hot. I tried every thermometer I have, but none will read the temp. I guess we have to just wait and see. Let me know if there is anything else you think i can do!
I think you can candle the eggs, if you want. Beyond that, just wait and see.
 
I did candle ALL the other eggs, and only the three my daughter brought me, looks like there are chicks in them. The one that is cracked, of course, I can see the chick moving. My daughter is up, past her bedtime, worried that the chick has stopped moving. She's in panic mode!
 
Wishing you good luck with the baby! The oil on the membrane looked that way because it makes the membrane see through. The chick is likely a dark color and you are seeing it through the membrane.
Please keep us updated!
 

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