HELP!! IDK WHAT TO DO! SOS!

[bigchicklet]

idk what to do, I was at work while this all happened. my parents told me how they saw my egg shaking and thought it was in the process of hatching(on day 18 rn). and its been like that for hours. they read something online and decided to peel it a little and help it out. I know it was a wrong idea. so someone please help idk what to do from here.

 

[vmcdonald]

I don’t think any further intervention would be helpful. Of course, they shouldn’t have tried to assist hatch in the first place but it looks like the bleeding has stopped…I think all you can do is wait it out and make sure humidity is up

 

[vmcdonald]

I don’t think any further intervention would be helpful. Of course, they shouldn’t have tried to assist hatch in the first place but it looks like the bleeding has stopped…I think all you can do is wait it out and make sure humidity is up

Wait, reading your post again…had it not even pipped yet?

 

[bigchicklet]

yes it did pipe, here's a better picture

 

[Slothinc]

Don’t let your parents touch another egg. Tell them not to open the incubator at all!! You may lose that chick because the membrane will probably be so dried out and it won’t be ready to hatch for another couple of days. So just keep the humidity up and allow the eggs to hatch on their own. There is a time and place for helping, but day 18 is definitely not it!!

 

[Slothinc]

yes it did pipe, here's a better pictureView attachment 4069125

You can see in that photo the unabsorbed yolk - because the chick is nowhere near ready to hatch. Poor baby! Hopefully the rest will hatch on their own. Chicken eggs should hatch on their own on day 21. Day 18 is too early.