helping baby hatch

[HH0611]

Still peeping but he’s trying so hard to get out.

 

[HH0611]

How many hours now?

Since 8:30/9

 

[casportpony]

Since 8:30/9

east coast time or pacific coast time?

 

[HH0611]

east coast time or pacific coast time?

East coast

 

[HH0611]

I’m a school teacher and am worried to leave him. Will he be okay overnight? Sorry for all the questions

 

[casportpony]

East coast

Okay, so not that long ago. They can take can take over 24 hours from the time they make a hole to hatch.

 

[casportpony]

I’m a school teacher and am worried to leave him. Will he be okay overnight? Sorry for all the questions

Do you have any Neosporin that you can put on the membrane? I am afraid that if you don't the membrane will dry out.
@WVduckchick, @pxyis, can you offer some advice?

 

[Pyxis]

Did you remove the shell over the air cell, or did the chick do that?

They can take up to 24 hours before they start to zip, so he might not be ready to hatch until tomorrow morning. I would definitely put something like coconut oil, bacitracin, or Neosporin on the membrane to keep it from drying out.

 

[Pyxis]

You don't want to rush him, because trying to get him out too soon can kill him.

There is a link to an article in my signature that talks about how to do an assisted hatch and how long you need to wait to do one. You should read it through. If someone can post the link in the thread that would be awesome; I'm at work currently and can't.

 

[MROO]

You don't want to rush him, because trying to get him out too soon can kill him.

There is a link to an article in my signature that talks about how to do an assisted hatch and how long you need to wait to do one. You should read it through. If someone can post the link in the thread that would be awesome; I'm at work currently and can't.

A GREAT guide to assisted hatches ...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/