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- May 11, 2022
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Guinea/chicken hybrid. The first one died, I don’t want this one to die too. Humidity is about 40-50, I’m trying to up it but it’s not helping.
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What makes you think it’s shrink wrapped? How long has it been externally pipped? It can take 24 hours for a chick to go from pip to zip. Is it making a chewing motion with its beak? If so, it’s still absorbing the yolk sack.View attachment 3215263
Guinea/chicken hybrid. The first one died, I don’t want this one to die too. Humidity is about 40-50, I’m trying to up it but it’s not helping.
6-8 hours externally pipped. And it hasn’t moved from that position since. It’s activity has declined a lot, which is why I’m worried. I know they take naps, I’ve hatched quite a few chicken eggs. First time with Guinea eggs.What makes you think it’s shrink wrapped? How long has it been externally pipped? It can take 24 hours for a chick to go from pip to zip. Is it making a chewing motion with its beak? If so, it’s still absorbing the yolk sack.
I would up the humidity. I always keep it at 70% during lockdown, though I know dry Hatcher’s keep it lower.
It also wouldn’t hurt to put coconut oil on the membrane.
Tagging more experienced members.6-8 hours externally pipped. And it hasn’t moved from that position since. It’s activity has declined a lot, which is why I’m worried. I know they take naps, I’ve hatched quite a few chicken eggs. First time with Guinea eggs.
Based on that photo, it is not shrink wrapped. Coconut oil works very well for moistening dried membranes.View attachment 3215263
Guinea/chicken hybrid. The first one died, I don’t want this one to die too. Humidity is about 40-50, I’m trying to up it but it’s not helping.
The veins shrinking likely means the last of the yolk sack is being absorbed. As birds absorb the yolk sack, the veins recede. If you were to help before veins receded, you could cause the chick to bleed out and die.Humidity is now in the 70s. It’s been over 12 hours since I’ve taken that photo, and still no difference in the egg or position of the bird. The veins on the membrane are shrinking and becoming less red and visible.