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help him or not??

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by heathersboers, Jan 5, 2011.

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  1. Jan 5, 2011 #1
    heathersboers

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    Coronation- last one left-one died in shell-no pip -the rest Did not form or died early into incubation- he was put in the 14th of Dec and still has not hatched- no pip-but alive- Do I need to intervene or leave him be??
     
  2. Jan 5, 2011 #2
    crazychicken

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    At day 22 I would give him a little more time before I intervened... He might not be done yet.
     
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  3. Jan 5, 2011 #3
    jossanne

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    Tough question, wish this was an easier one. If you had temperature issues, the baby might be slow developing. But sometimes I pip a small hole into the air sac just to see if the little one is alive and offer encouragement. I've had quite a few hatch that way, while some others still died. Good luck. [​IMG]
     

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