Help! Quail is stuck in egg and has become motionless. This is a bit of an emergency.

[AlishaVanRooyen]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]We are almost through with day 18, and i saw the external pip 12 hours ago. The pip is tiny, and even with chick sounds in the background, i see no movement anymore. It has been 3 hours since the last wiggle or sound. I checked humidity and temp and it is stable. What do i do?

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[AlishaVanRooyen]

Here is a photo for reference.

 

[Jada22]

Any update here?

 

[ManedWolf]

Here is a photo for reference.

12 hours is normal, however if you pick the egg up I would hope for chirping or movement. Can you candle it to look for movement? Don't take the chick out yet, as it can still be absorbing the yolk sack.

 

[AlishaVanRooyen]

Any update here?
Unfortunately it was dead when i checked

 

[ManedWolf]

I'm sorry to hear that! It happens, I've lost a few in that stage of hatching.
How many successfully hatched?