Inner membrane is tan and dry!

[FortCluck]

Put oil on it but not where it’s beak is because you don’t want it to clog anything like where the chick breathes from.

I use triple antibiotic ointment without pain reliever on membranes that are drying up. It seems to stay on longer than oil but it’s just a preference thing or whatever you have on hand at the time.

Getting lubrication on the membrane should loosen it from the chick.

 

[wolfwalker]

A picture would help to give better advice. But generally, I use coconut oil, paint it around the membrane closest to the shell and go inwards, but not where the beak broke through. What you are looking for is blood vessels to see if there is blood still moving through the membrane. If not then I generally will remove, GENTLY, a bit of the shell, always adding more oil as I go so the membrane becomes transparent so I can see what is going on.

That is taking into account the chick is not making swallowing motions with its beak, meaning it is still absorbing the yolk.

If the chick is not swallowing, and it looks more like the membrane has stuck somewhere, I will gently remove more shell, oiling as I go and if need be gently tearing the membrane until the chick can free itself. the last acts of the chick pushing its way out of the egg is what strengthens the legs and feet. More times than not if you completely de-shell a chick, you might be better served to put it in a small glass with some paper towel on the bottom before putting it back in the incubator so it can strengthen its leg's for a couple of hours depending on how weak it acts.

A lot of times, if you can free the head, and make sure enough oil is on the membrane, the chick will do the rest.

But like I said, a picture will help to give more than a general response and more directed to the situation your chick is going through now.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Sticky chick.

Assist him/her?

Take coconut oil, or warm water, a Q-Tip, & a Toothpick as the materials needed.

Gently remove the eggshell, moisten the membranes, & chick with warm water or coconut oil, & gently work the membrane off the chick?

I've dealt with a few of these. It's caused by a issue with humidity.

 

[MGG]

Put oil on it but not where it’s beak is because you don’t want it to clog anything like where the chick breathes from.

I use triple antibiotic ointment without pain reliever on membranes that are drying up. It seems to stay on longer than oil but it’s just a preference thing or whatever you have on hand at the time.

Getting lubrication on the membrane should loosen it from the chick.

X2.
FC!!!!! I've missed you! I thought you had left!

 

[SilkieBoxer]

How long has it been from the first external pip? And carefully put coconut oil or Vaseline on any exposed membrane. This will help some but it sounds like they need more assistance and I’m not sure how to proceed with that and I don’t want to accidentally give bad advice.

It's been more than 24 hours.

 

[SilkieBoxer]

Here is what the chick currently looks like.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here is what the chick currently looks like.
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Looks ready.

 

[SilkieBoxer]

Looks ready.

looks ready for me to assist him out of the egg?

 

[MysteryChicken]

looks ready for me to assist him out of the egg?

Yes, but if you do end up running into blood, stop, & try again later?

 

[Mellowmalt]

when they get stuck to the membrane then they can't turn to zip all around the egg and thus can't break through the shell.
I avoid assisting but if then mainly to loosen the chick from the membrane. Once the chick is free to move it should be able to push itself out which is what you want. You don't want to overassist, the chick pushing out of the egg is an important step and if it happens too soon the egg yolk won't be absorbed yet so the main aim in assisting should be to enlarge the hole so the chick can push out, get the membrane wet either with water or coconut oil and let it soak. After an hour or two the chick should have wriggled free.
If you break too much shell away you can risk rupturing a blood vessel and that is less ideal.