help needed

[therealestchicken]

my egg was externally pipped for over 24 hours so i made a small assist just by pulling away some of the shell and membrane that wasnt attached to the chick is she malpositioned? should i assist further or wait?

 

[Buckeye Amy]

The membrane looks dry. Pipped for over 24 hours, is the chick peeping loudly and high pitched like it's in distress? Or is it quietly peeping so that you can barely hear it? If it sounds distressed and is unable to advance I'd finish the assist and get it out.

 

[Debbie292d]

I just had two like this, over 24 hours too, and I did exactly what you did. I left them alone after that (70% humidity) and a few hours later they were out.

They were part of a batch of 50 eggs. Those two had started out under a hen that ditched her 6 eggs to take over being mom for some month-old chicks I had put in their pen. Weird those were the only two eggs that did that though. Her other four had hatched a few days earlier.

 

[therealestchicken]

The membrane looks dry. Pipped for over 24 hours, is the chick peeping loudly and high pitched like it's in distress? Or is it quietly peeping so that you can barely hear it? If it sounds distressed and is unable to advance I'd finish the assist and get it out.

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I just had two like this, over 24 hours too, and I did exactly what you did. I left them alone after that (70% humidity) and a few hours later they were out.

They were part of a batch of 50 eggs. Those two had started out under a hen that ditched her 6 eggs to take over being mom for some month-old chicks I had put in their pen. Weird those were the only two eggs that did that though. Her other four had hatch a few days earlier.

i assisted further but shes still not breaking out and i saw a tiny tiny amount of blood so i stopped and put her back in the incubator

 

[Debbie292d]

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i assisted further but shes still not breaking out and i saw a tiny tiny amount of blood so i stopped and put her back in the incubator

They rest a lot. I'd be patient and give her a couple of hours before doing more. She's chewing I'm sure which is a good thing. She can breathe so that's the most important thing.

 

[therealestchicken]

They rest a lot. I'd be patient and give her a couple of hours before doing more. She's chewing I'm sure which is a good thing.

she is chewing

 

[Buckeye Amy]

I wouldn't worry about a little blood at this point, that's normal. Also, instead of making a circle, follow the chick's beak and make a line that goes around the butt end of the egg, just like a chick should do as it advances. I never get them completely out, I just go about 2/3 of the way around so that it's easier for them to push themselves out. They will push out when they're ready. Fingers crossed for you!

 

[Buckeye Amy]

They rest a lot. I'd be patient and give her a couple of hours before doing more. She's chewing I'm sure which is a good thing. She can breathe so that's the most important thing.

I'm glad you brought up the "chewing". How do you interpret that? Is it stress, or is it sheer determination?

 

[Debbie292d]

I'm glad you brought up the "chewing". How do you interpret that? Is it stress, or is it sheer determination?

It's how they absorb the yolk, so she's still absorbing it.

 

[Buckeye Amy]

It's how they absorb the yolk, so she's still absorbing it.

Really! I learned something new today!