INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[mlm Mike]

Good Morning Everyone!

 

[mrleeroy]

I was, then I laid back down and went back to sleep,!

Good Morning MC!

Good Morning flocktastic!

Good Morning mrleeroy!

I had a question for you about the HAL. I think I want to set my eggs on 4/11 for a hatch on my Birthday 5/2. Do they need to hatch in April?

 

[flocktastic]

HELP - More successful hatches overnight but I think I have one that might need help!!

It's been partially zipped since yesterday evening and I've heard muffled cheeping but it doesn't seem to be able to make more progress than the half zip...

I was SURE it would be out by this morning but it's the same way still...what should I do ??!!! How long do you wait typically, until you decide you HAVE to assist? (Which I really was hoping not to lol!)

BTW, I've got 16 out so far!!!

 

[daxigait]

Good morning y'all!!!

happy birthday

 

[flocktastic]

happy birthday

Thank you, daxi!!!!!

You are the FIRST person to tell me - everyone is still sleeping in my house lol!!!

 

[mlm Mike]

Good morninig to you all EYS!

Good Day! Pretty flower.

It's sad that my cell phone internet is better than the WiFi in my house. Ehhh. Anyway enjoy the pics. Be back later with more.

Congrats! You'll have a ful bator soon.

Good morning everyone!
Woke up to six more chicks in the bator!
Unfortunately, two have some issues.

One had the membrane and shell stuck to her backside pretty good. She was the earliest pip, a malpo as well.
Assisted a bit last evening by chipping some of the shell off around the intended zip, wet the membrane with q tip as much as I could, then wrapped in warm wet paper towel.
She managed to push out, but the remains were glued to her back.
Gave her a gentle bath with some warm water and she's running around the bator now.

The second one hatched on its own, but either hadn't fully absorbed, or tore the umbilical, and was covered in blood. She is segregated in her own little clear tupper wear bowl in the hatcher.
The bleeding has stopped, but she will definitely need a rinse if she survives.
She does get up and move around fairly well in her little bowl when I shine the flashlight through the bator window, so I am hopeful at this point.

Good Morning canadachickens! Congratulations on the chicks, nice job with the ones needing your help!

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: No, they just need to in an incubator or under a broody for at least one day in April ( but we're not really that strict about it)

 

[flocktastic]

Good morninig to you all EYS!

Beautiful! Good morning!

 

[mrleeroy]

HELP - More successful hatches overnight but I think I have one that might need help!!

It's been partially zipped since yesterday evening and I've heard muffled cheeping but it doesn't seem to be able to make more progress than the half zip...

I was SURE it would be out by this morning but it's the same way still...what should I do ??!!! How long do you wait typically, until you decide you HAVE to assist? (Which I really was hoping not to lol!)

BTW, I've got 16 out so far!!!

Happy Birthday! I pulled a couple of links for you
MARKING AIR CELLS DAY 18, DRAW DOWN, INTERNAL PIP, EXTERNAL PIP, and ZIPPING post #35770
Pips and ZIPS ARE NOT THE SAME PATIENCE is a MUST!
DONT PICK THE PIPS! post #24611
TIMELINE of a silky HATCHING! NOTE HOW LONG IT TOOK FROM INTERNAL TO ZIPPING post #33770
TIMELINE OF A POLISH HATCHING QUICK HATCHOUT! post #46572
Sometimes a chick makes the pip bigger prior to zipping. It should take up to 2 hours to zip.

 

[mlm Mike]

HELP - More successful hatches overnight but I think I have one that might need help!!

It's been partially zipped since yesterday evening and I've heard muffled cheeping but it doesn't seem to be able to make more progress than the half zip...

I was SURE it would be out by this morning but it's the same way still...what should I do ??!!! How long do you wait typically, until you decide you HAVE to assist? (Which I really was hoping not to lol!)

BTW, I've got 16 out so far!!!

I never assist. But a zip shouldn't take more than 90 minutes. If its been that way for that long, it probably needs you to assist. Do you need the links?