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[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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[Petej]

The egg next to it has pipped as well. Only it pipped on the bottom.

They are both in the open lockdown area now. (Yes, I broke the rules and reached in while they were hatching). I was worried about the upside egg, but it turns out the check is moving and peeping every once in a while. Neither egg is shown signs of shrink wrapping, however I get no movement out of the americauna egg.

Do they take breaks while hatching?

Also, if I see signs if shrink wrapping, can I go in and help? What do I do to help?

 

[Petej]

Just an update.....Not a good one, but good outcome....

I keep checking on the chicks and discovered that they were shrink wrapping!

Most of the shell has fallen away from the shrink wrap area, which helped me out a bit....

I haven't touched the 'Bator during these checks, just looking thru the window. A quickie search of the forums lead me to the answers I was looking for. I have gotten the RH up in the 'Bator (Warm water soaked rag placed inside), the membranes have been rehydrated (Very careful application of wet rag and a baby medicine dropper of warm water on the membranes) and the chicks are peeping!!

Now, I will be leaving them alone and letting them finish on their own....

Hoping for successful hatch completion!

 

[Rainwolf]

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Sorry about the little guy but nature knows best I find.

Congrats on the Easter Egger hatching!

 

[Petej]

Why thank you!

I had a feeling the little guy wouldn't make it. He was breathing hard, right from the start....

One of the chicks has a good size tear in the membrane, the other, not so much. They are both peeping and have exposed beaks, which is good.

Both have a tiny amount of blood on the membrane, but nothing major.....

I hate waiting and I want to be sure they do well. I just wonder whats taking so long for them to break free??

 

[Rainwolf]

Yes a sponge or rag does wonders if you see shrink wrapping happening.

Sometimes (not very often) if I find a chick that has zipped the shell but the membrane is not breaking I might go in and help just like you did.. I place the egg on a warm damp rag directly so that it absorbs the water to stop shrink wrapping.

 

[Petej]

Thank you Rainwolf.

I have a rag in there now, plus the membranes have torn a bit on each egg.

Both chicks seem fine, but I can say for sure, that if I were folded like that, I wouldn't be able to move for a week!

 

[Rainwolf]

me either

Give the guys time.. its a lot of work getting out! after pip I give 24 hrs no help at all unless shrink wrapping then I just add the rag.
after 24 hrs I "might" and its a big might.. help if can..
Mostly i just flake off the zip line if needed to pop the cap on a tired chick but I try very hard not to interfere as it normally causes more problems then it solves.
(mostly its the last chick to hatch and has issues with running out of energy)

 

[Petej]

One is out!!!

It's got a little bleeding (dunno why), but I think it will be fine (it's minimal). This is right on time according to my calender. Hooray for successful hatches!!

The other is still working on hatching. I see (minimal amount of) blood inside the membrane, so I don't know what that's about..... Pipped a vein maybe? Early hatcher? Normal?

 

[Petej]

OK, first an apology to the mods of the board. Sorry for so many posts Roos and Hens!


I got a couple pictures of the bird and it's yet to be hatched 'bator mate...

I happened to check on them again and this one was mostly out, by the time I found my phone, he was out completely and moving around.

I pealed the shell back so I could begin the process of hydrating the membrane. It's now uniformly clear and the chick is moving easily. This one wasn't as bad as the other.....