Incubation worries

[Christebby]

I'm incubating Guinea eggs. One started pipping 3 days ago. The keet is still alive but won't come out of
it's shell. Is this normal. What can I do to help?

 

[Rose Quartz]

I'm incubating Guinea eggs. One started pipping 3 days ago. The keet is still alive but won't come out of
it's shell. Is this normal. What can I do to help?

I haven't hatched Keets before, but found this:
"There really is no 'typical' hatch. Sometimes a keet will pip and zip in an hour. Others will pip then rest a few hours before they start zipping. Others will partially zip then rest. A keet can take up to 24 hours to hatch but I find that keets pop out of their eggs a whole lot faster than chicks do! "
Here: https://www.muranochickenfarm.com/2019/05/how-to-hatch-guinea-keets.html

To me it sound like your little one might have pipped not into the aircell, and is stuck. With chickens, I wouldn't expect a chick to still be alive after 3 days pipped. It's likely time to help, that is if you're willing to attempt assisting.

Here is an awesome resource for how to. There is a simplified one on BYC somewhere, but I don't seem to have it in my saved links.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/

I would like to say that even if you choose to assist, the likelihood of this little one surviving is very low.

 

[R2elk]

I'm incubating Guinea eggs. One started pipping 3 days ago. The keet is still alive but won't come out of
it's shell. Is this normal. What can I do to help?

It depends on which day of incubation that you are on since keets can normally hatch anytime from the start of day 26 through day 28. A keet that has been pipped for 3 days is most likely either shrink wrapped or too big to be able to move around as it needs to in order to zip. If it was mine, I would assist, carefully, by zipping for it and removing the top of the egg. If it is shrink wrapped, gently moisten the membrane either with 100°F water or swabbing with coconut oil.

Good luck.

 

[Christebby]

It depends on which day of incubation that you are on since keets can normally hatch anytime from the start of day 26 through day 28. A keet that has been pipped for 3 days is most likely either shrink wrapped or too big to be able to move around as it needs to in order to zip. If it was mine, I would assist, carefully, by zipping for it and removing the top of the egg. If it is shrink wrapped, gently moisten the membrane either with 100°F water or swabbing with coconut oil.

Good luck.

 

[Christebby]

It depends on which day of incubation that you are on since keets can normally hatch anytime from the start of day 26 through day 28. A keet that has been pipped for 3 days is most likely either shrink wrapped or too big to be able to move around as it needs to in order to zip. If it was mine, I would assist, carefully, by zipping for it and removing the top of the egg. If it is shrink wrapped, gently moisten the membrane either with 100°F water or swabbing with coconut oil.

Good luck.

It depends on which day of incubation that you are on since keets can normally hatch anytime from the start of day 26 through day 28. A keet that has been pipped for 3 days is most likely either shrink wrapped or too big to be able to move around as it needs to in order to zip. If it was mine, I would assist, carefully, by zipping for it and removing the top of the egg. If it is shrink wrapped, gently moisten the membrane either with 100°F water or swabbing with coconut oil.

Good luck.

It depends on which day of incubation that you are on since keets can normally hatch anytime from the start of day 26 through day 28. A keet that has been pipped for 3 days is most likely either shrink wrapped or too big to be able to move around as it needs to in order to zip. If it was mine, I would assist, carefully, by zipping for it and removing the top of the egg. If it is shrink wrapped, gently moisten the membrane either with 100°F water or swabbing with coconut oil.

Good luck.

 

[Christebby]

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Thanks for your advice. Managed to carefully zip it. Looks healthy and strong. See pic.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

hey congrats, how did the others do?

 

[Christebby]

I haven't hatched Keets before, but found this:
"There really is no 'typical' hatch. Sometimes a keet will pip and zip in an hour. Others will pip then rest a few hours before they start zipping. Others will partially zip then rest. A keet can take up to 24 hours to hatch but I find that keets pop out of their eggs a whole lot faster than chicks do! "
Here: https://www.muranochickenfarm.com/2019/05/how-to-hatch-guinea-keets.html

To me it sound like your little one might have pipped not into the aircell, and is stuck. With chickens, I wouldn't expect a chick to still be alive after 3 days pipped. It's likely time to help, that is if you're willing to attempt assisting.

Here is an awesome resource for how to. There is a simplified one on BYC somewhere, but I don't seem to have it in my saved links.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/

I would like to say that even if you choose to assist, the likelihood of this little one surviving is very low.

T

 

[Rose Quartz]

T

Np, Glad you got a bebe.

 

[Christebby]

T

Thank you very much for your comments. After reading your informative link, I assessed and assisted the keet. Membranes around the pipping hole were dry and inelastic. Looking healthy and strong.

Np, Glad you got a bebe.