Hen cracked egg. Need help!

[littlepip]

1.) yes.
2.) you should wait 24-48 hours before helping unless it stops peeping. it usually can take a whole day for a chick to hatch on its own.

 

[littlepip]

good! maybe it is ready.

 

[littlepip]

I'm afraid something bad will happen! your SO CLOSE! no blood? peeping? sounds to me like its ready!

 

[littlepip]

*you're

 

[Mosey2003]

I typically hear mine chirping a day before they pip.

 

[WVduckchick]

Give the egg back to the hen!

 

[NelsonE]

So, we ended up opening a hole, trying to find his beak. He’s been laying there for a few hours now and started rotating and pushing more in the last half hour. He’s breathing hard, and we are wondering if we should help him out all the way or leave him to come out by himself. Will he be able to get out now that we have removed part of the shell or do we need to help him all the way?

 

[WVduckchick]

Shine a flashlight down his belly, into the pointed end of the egg, and look for yolk. If no yolk, then he is safe to push out -- I'd still let him push out on his own, when he is ready. But if you still see any unabsorbed yolk, definitely don't pull him out yet. Unabsorbed yolk can easily bust, and you most definitely don't want that to happen. Its safest in the shell.

 

[WVduckchick]

I may have a picture of what I mean to do, if you need

 

[NelsonE]

Quick question! He is coming out. When he comes out, should he lie on a dry paper towel or one that is moist?