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[homeschoolin momma]

Ok, anyone on. I just checked Phoes eggs one has a pip in it, but it's at the pointy end and no where near the air cell. Bad? Never has one pip there. Hold it up to the ear and you can hear tapping

 

[Justso]

Ok, anyone on. I just checked Phoes eggs one has a pip in it, but it's at the pointy end and no where near the air cell. Bad? Never has one pip there. Hold it up to the ear and you can hear tapping

I am helpless and listening.

 

[WhyDoILikeChickens]

Ok, anyone on. I just checked Phoes eggs one has a pip in it, but it's at the pointy end and no where near the air cell. Bad? Never has one pip there. Hold it up to the ear and you can hear tapping

Nobody intelligent or useful, just me.

 

[BReeder!]

Ok, anyone on. I just checked Phoes eggs one has a pip in it, but it's at the pointy end and no where near the air cell. Bad? Never has one pip there. Hold it up to the ear and you can hear tapping

Have you been candling as the egg was incubating? Any certain idea where the air cell is?

Watch the pipped spot diligently. Is it very wet? Does it appear the chick is taking in fluid? If so, I would careful peel a tiny peice of the shell near the pip to allow the chick to get air.

Make sure it zips fine. Zipping takes time, but if the zip is on an odd path such as going from pointed end towards round end, intervene and assist the hatch.

Also, if zipping stops for an prolonged period, make sure there's still breathing. Chicks will stop zipping to rest and then go back at it, but being at the pointed end means it could be without an air sac.

Start researching assisting a hatch right away. Watch some videos on YouTube and check for articles or blogs on the topic. There's veins on the sac around the chick. Breaking one before the chick detaches could lead to a nasty bleed. There's also the vent and the connections there to the yolk sac. Damaging the vent, yolk sac or their connection could be fatal.

 

[BReeder!]

Where's @Faraday40 ?

@Kiki is in TX I think, but experienced with hatching.

@Kiki if you are online can you advize @homeschoolin momma with a risky hatch she had going on? Here's a quote to catch you up.

Ok, anyone on. I just checked Phoes eggs one has a pip in it, but it's at the pointy end and no where near the air cell. Bad? Never has one pip there. Hold it up to the ear and you can hear tapping

 

[Molpet]

Ok, anyone on. I just checked Phoes eggs one has a pip in it, but it's at the pointy end and no where near the air cell. Bad? Never has one pip there. Hold it up to the ear and you can hear tapping

I have had them hatch at the wrong end, like breeder said the aircell is probably down there. If it didn't internally pip into the air cell it would have drown

 

[Faraday40]

Ok, anyone on. I just checked Phoes eggs one has a pip in it, but it's at the pointy end and no where near the air cell. Bad? Never has one pip there. Hold it up to the ear and you can hear tapping

I guess I missed all the excitement last night. If a chick pips the wrong end it still has a chance for life. I'd make sure the pipped area is facing up (for air). You can use a towel or something to help position it. If it angles downward, the liquid would flow toward the pip and the chick could drown. Keep the humidity up to prevent the shell membranes from drying out. You may also want to make sure the pip is clear by picking off only the tiny piece the chick loosened. After pipping the chick may rest for 12-20 hours before it continues. There's a good chance the chick will hatch on it's own. You have to wait and give it time because assisting too early can kill the chick if not ready. While waiting, read threads/ posts and watch videos about assisted hatching. Listen for sounds of distressed peeping or if the peeping begins to fade. That may be the cue to assist.

Incubator:
I recommend putting another thermometer in there and see what it says. The temp change may be your thermometer and not the thermostat. My temp always changes when I adjust the humidity, so that could also be the issue. Eggs can survive a brief temp fluctuation. (Look at what poor Phoe endured.) If Phoenix is broody, you could just slip the eggs under her. At least you'd know the temp is correct.

BTW- I took out my incubator and had some eggs ready to go....... but my fan is broken. Oh well. I guess my hatch will have to wait for some repairs.

 

[Faraday40]

Does anyone in the Chicagoland area have an extra rooster? A good, gentle boy that's safe around kids. A family I know just lost their rooster to a predator. He was big sweet fellow. They want another flock protector. I don't have a spare rooster at the moment, but this is the type of home where I prefer to send a favorite cockerel. (So much better than eating when you know he'll have a good home)

 

[Faraday40]

One big happy family....
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Great pic

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Does anyone in the Chicagoland area have an extra rooster?

Puppy would have been great for them. Although seriously, I still dont like Blackbeards tail feathers (he looks too american orp), and technically, I dont need him as i can just breed wonkys brother to the blacks and get black lav split that i need.....