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[1st time mamma]

my silkie abandoned her eggs on tuesday I've got them under a heat lamp and I've been spraying them yesterday morning when i checked the eggs 1 had internally pipped this morning when i checked it had externally pipped there is a small amount of blood on the membrane but i don't know anything about hatching eggs what should i be doing x

 

[DuckPro]

This should help
http://www.brinsea.com/t-IncubationFAQs.aspx

Blood is usually in the egg when it hatches, but if the chick is heavily bleeding that is fatal. If that ever happens clean the wound and put neosprin on it.

If you need anything else, just tell me

 

[1st time mamma]

the blood was just a small amount and has dried up but i don't know how to stop the membrane drying out so the chick can hatch i don't have an incubator x

 

[mobius]

put a vegetable oil on the membrane, coconut oil or any food oil

 

[biophiliac]

Excellent and up to date info from @Pyxis
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

Don't intervene too hastily and good luck!

ETA: from duckpros link -
- Should I help chicks hatch?
A - You should not help the chicks from the shell. There is usually a good reason if a chick doesn’t hatch. Also prematurely helping the chick hatch could cripple or infect it. Remember that after it has made a hole in the shell the chick stops piping for a few hours and rests while its lungs are getting used to the outside atmosphere. Humidity is critical at hatching time and you shouldn’t open the incubator until most chicks have hatched. Don’t allow your curiosity to damage your hatch.
That being said - many do help if necessary and Pyxis's article shows how.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome aboard!
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[Pyxis]

A little blood sounds like it may have nicked a vein while pipping, nothing to be worried about if it's dried up.

Being under a heat lamp there are probably going to be humidity issues so they may have trouble getting out on their own. Get the humidity up if you can - are the eggs in a container? If so, get the humidity in the container up. Add wet sponges, wet paper towels, baby food jars filled with water, whatever you have handy.

And if they do need help, you can follow the direction in the article biophiliac posted

 

[biophiliac]

A little blood sounds like it may have nicked a vein while pipping, nothing to be worried about if it's dried up.

Being under a heat lamp there are probably going to be humidity issues so they may have trouble getting out on their own. Get the humidity up if you can - are the eggs in a container? If so, get the humidity in the container up. Add wet sponges, wet paper towels, baby food jars filled with water, whatever you have handy.

And if they do need help, you can follow the direction in the article biophiliac posted

She mentioned 'spraying' in OP. I understood spraying w/water may chill the eggs instead of humidifying them...Correct? or no?

 

[Pyxis]

She mentioned 'spraying' in OP. I understood spraying w/water may chill the eggs instead of humidifying them...Correct? or no?

Yes, I would avoid that. Actually, spraying like that will reduce the amount of moisture in an egg, too. Seems counter-intuitive but that's what happens. I mist goose eggs when incubating to encourage moisture loss.

 

[1st time mamma]

She mentioned 'spraying' in OP. I understood spraying w/water may chill the eggs instead of humidifying them...Correct? or no?

The internal membrane is drying get up and going white is that normal x