Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

[lindz8504]

Am I reading right, that this particular egg was under a broody hen?

 

[loveourbirds]

yes, but three died in the incubator. at the moment she has done all she can for the slow egg- so im trying to help with the incubator problem.

 

[kitkat2498]

Religiously turned them three times a day. Stopped on day 18 for lockdown. But the eggs had quit moving by then.
I know its far from perfect, and I'll definitely make it right before I attempt hatching again.

(sorry,its a complete mess! had to set it up real quick for this chick

but you get the jist of it)

 

[kitkat2498]

Am I reading right, that this particular egg was under a broody hen?

Yes,it was. I finally decided to toss the eggs because they were so long overdue, and I always do an eggtopsy before I do toss. And that's when I found this one was still (surprisingly) alive.

 

[loveourbirds]

that should still work for what your trying. how is the chick now?

 

[kitkat2498]

Still moving around. She hasn't tried breaking through yet, so maybe its just too early?

 

[loveourbirds]

tweetyNpetey i knew i recognized the name LOL, you also post on sally's thread. sorry it took me so long to figure that out.

 

[loveourbirds]

if there's blood vessels its still early, i know the yolk takes a bit longer - guessing 3-4 hours. chicks have hatched with the yolk sack still outside and recovered just fine, but we want to avoid that if we can.

 

[loveourbirds]

i have to run out and check the water levels, i will be back in a little bit.

 

[kitkat2498]

So,just leave her be until she's ready to come out, I guess? And should I stop wetting the membrane at a certain time? Could it end up being too much wet for her?