I always do "egg-topsies" before I toss eggs that didn't hatch, just to see what went wrong. Today is day 24 so I thought I'd be safe. I turned the incubator off, cleaned out the shells and took the remaining eggs outside. I opened six to find that most died about half way through. Number seven was a bummer because it looked like it was ready to pip but didn't. I put it on the table with the rest so I could take notes. When I picked it up again, it moved. I poked it with my finger. Yup, it's still alive. I have never, NEVER had a live chick like this before. I had removed the big end up to the edge of the air cell in anticipation of taking a closer look.
Luckily, I had a big enough piece of a hatched egg to put over it as a patch. I put it back in the incubator.
Does anyone have any recommendations of what to do next?
Luckily, I had a big enough piece of a hatched egg to put over it as a patch. I put it back in the incubator.
Does anyone have any recommendations of what to do next?