They make chewing motions when they are absorbing the yolk. Leave it alone, if it's doing that, it's definitely not ready to hatch. You applied the coconut oil to the membrane so it should not get stuck, and I think you removed the wet paper towel around it so it doesn't get cold. Leave it alone and let it handle the rest.
I have a chick that is only on 19 days of incubation!!! HELP !!!
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They make chewing motions when they are absorbing the yolk. Leave it alone, if it's doing that, it's definitely not ready to hatch. You applied the coconut oil to the membrane so it should not get stuck, and I think you removed the wet paper towel around it so it doesn't get cold. Leave it alone and let it handle the rest.
Opening and closing the beak (or yawning motions) means it is still absorbing yolk... sit on your hands, you got a wait ahead of you...
Silkiechickie13
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×'s 2. Fingers crossed for Lucky
Keep us posted.
Try and get us another pic, if you can thru the window.
What breed are you hatching? And what day did you set these eggs. I'm only asking because many people (I've done it too!) miscount, so just want to be sure. Some breeds naturally hatch on day 19 or 20 also.
What breed are you hatching? And what day did you set these eggs. I'm only asking because many people (I've done it too!) miscount, so just want to be sure. Some breeds naturally hatch on day 19 or 20 also.
Leave the egg alone, and don't open the incubator at ALL! the membrane will dry out and the chick could die. Every batch of eggs has an early hatcher, I get them all the time .
Sorry, but I have to disagree with all of that. I open my incubator many times during hatching, and have great hatch rates. The automatic killing of chicks because someone opened the incubator is a horrible myth!
Also, all hatches do not have early hatchers. Some do, yes, but that isn't always the case, if everything is done properly.
Having said that, the incubator should not be opened randomly for no reason. Humidity should be kept as consistent as possible.
NevilChick
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If your egg is in the hatcher with other eggs, opening the door will drop humidity and possibly harm the other eggs too. Rule of thumb....although I have broken it many times...is leave the egg alone. If he isn't strong enough to hatch on his own, he may not survive now or could have problems down the road. I know this isn't always the case as I have helped birds that turned out just fine. But usually it doesn't work so well. Lightly spray your other eggs if you have been opening the incubator/hatcher that often. Make sure that humidity stays up for the other eggs to hatch. It is very hard to watch and wait on a bird that appears to be struggling, but those babies come when ready. We are the ones that have to learn patience. Good luck!
That actually would make things worse... if you spray inside the incubator you should make sure that you don't spray the actual eggs... when water evaporates off the shell it actually pulls more moisture from the egg, causing it to dry out even more....
Yes, that's why you spray goose eggs during incubation to get them to lose moisture. Sounds counterproductive, but it really isn't.
NevilChick
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Everybody has different ideas on misting the eggs. I never did that until a couple of months ago because I had so many eggs hatching I was having to remove chicks frequently. My fault for not planning better. I have read to only do it once a day if you had to at all. I agree you don't want to do anything to dry out the eggs. And the time of year makes such a difference with outside temps and humidity. Colder days I think I should just close down that incubator and wait until spring!!!
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