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[BonRae67]

@Bon...congrats on your cute chicks. Deformity is difficult. We had a severely deformed chick on my last hatch. Just sad.

Thank you.

 

[Mike10]

Oh wow. I'm sorry, so literally just twist the neck. That is mean but why let it struggle or suffer. I just want to prepare myself for anything. So the first one hatched yesterday around 8pm. It's about to be 1 day with the chick in there. Should be fine for another few hours I would think. I feel like I would be quick as well the humidity is 80 I don't think would be bad. But I'll wait a bit.

 

[Mike10]

Wow these little babies move so much. Going over the eggs rolling them everywhere. This won't stop the others from trying to break out will it.

 

[TinyAssFarm]

IT HATCHED!!!!!!

 

[Mike10]

I think one or 2 are dead inside the egg. One I can see the beak that has done no movement. There's 2 that are cracked but see no movement and another with a beak bout but that one actually moving it's beak a little bit. Has been like that since like 1

 

[Mike10]

I at least had to take the one that has been out for a day. Humidity hit 90. I'm sure that messed with the eggs. But we will see.

 

[Purpletie3]

Mike... I like to run my humidity a little higher but you are very high...90%?

When you scooped the chick out did you have a chance to position the ones that were pipped facing up? Some may pip and drown with the high humidity.

They will sleep and rest during their hatch out cycles. Some take 12,24 + hours from external pip to hatch. However, some pip and die.

Do you have your air cells drawn on the eggs so you know they didn't pip through another part of the egg, break a blood vessel and bleed to death?

If someone has been stuck and pipped for at least 24 hours read the Assisted Hatching thread on here.
I have done the assisted hatch many times...and most of the assisted chicks have passed...however, there are two running around my brooder as I type.

Good luck!

 

[BonRae67]

Mike... I like to run my humidity a little higher but you are very high...90%?

When you scooped the chick out did you have a chance to position the ones that were pipped facing up? Some may pip and drown with the high humidity.

They will sleep and rest during their hatch out cycles. Some take 12,24 + hours from external pip to hatch. However, some pip and die.

Do you have your air cells drawn on the eggs so you know they didn't pip through another part of the egg, break a blood vessel and bleed to death?

If someone has been stuck and pipped for at least 24 hours read the Assisted Hatching thread on here.
I have done the assisted hatch many times...and most of the assisted chicks have passed...however, there are two running around my brooder as I type.

Good luck!

 

[Gingersnap722]

End of day 21 8 hatched, bunch with pips, some nothing. Had to cull one he hatched not fully developed and stunk really bad. I also have one that looks like he has a crooked neck. He came out funny. We will see tomorrow how he looks. It looks like a war zone in there.
Here are 5 all fluffy. 2 polish, 1 EE, 1 bantam/polish and 2 mixed I think.

Congratulations on your babies and I'm sorry about your loss. I know there will come a time when I have to do that, but I sure hope it's not anytime soon.

 

[Purpletie3]

@Bon...You might want to try some vitamins and electrolytes on the little crooked neck guy and see if it's a vitamin deficiency.