Lockdown starts today! Who's gonna hatch with me? UPDATE PICS!

[brandibaby23]

I don't have any pips yet just peeping. And if I take the bowl out I will have to put in more sponge or something then right because the bowl is keeping the humidity up. Oh I am stressed now. lol I will get a spray bottle. If they haven't pipped yet will it be safe to open the bator to get the bowl out and put sponges in?

 

[barred-rocks-rock]

Rusty: We Need Pictures!!!!

 

[sekinkead]

I have had 2 more make it out of the shell in the past hour so should everything be ok? I still have a couple that it seems that I may have to help out. It has been 12 hours since the first pip and a couple have not made progress. I will wait till later tonight to do anything. What do you think?

 

[MuranoFarms]

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I think it would be better to get it done before they pip.

 

[kathyinmo]

Not much happening here ... I have 1 Delaware out and fluffy, and 3 other pips. this bunch is gonna make me sweat! I have to work today and tomorrow, as well. Uggghh!

Congrats on the new babies!

 

[sekinkead]

I think that I will wait till I get home from my mom's tonight and if there is still no progress I will help them out. Can someone give me some intructions or advice. Do I just pull shell off the membrane and let it do the rest or do I completely help it out? Any advice would be welcome.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

I missed alot, let me read and I will post

 

[Germaine_11.20]

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Brandi if there are no pips, yes quickly take out the bowl of water unless it is so high that they can't climb in. Have warm wet sponges ready, and make the swap quickly.
What kind of incubator do you have? Can you add water through the vent plug on top?

 

[Germaine_11.20]

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I would wait until your hatch is done. How many are left that need to pip? How many to zip? How long has it been since you noticed that some may be stuck?
Chicks are good for at least 48 hours but staying too long stuck in the shell can make them weak from effort. When you are sure that any that can and will hatch by themselves are finished, then it is time to take the stuck ones out one at a time and help.
It isn't hard, but it does take time and you have to be very careful to know when to let the chick rest again in the bator before going further.
You can't just pull them out. They could easily bleed to death. You need to go slow, keep them warm, and watch for blood as you get them out.
I get a plate, tweezers, my glasses and a spray bottle filled with warm water. Start with the oldest pip first. This is how I do it. I take it out and gently start removing the hard outer shell leaving the membrane intact. I do this about 1/4 to 1/3 of the egg.
Then I start at the pip and remove a little of the tough outer membrane. I spray the warm water on the chick and egg to soften the membrane, but don't drown the chick in the water
Spraying also helps you see the blood veins. After you have some of the tough membrane pulled back, try VERY CAREFULLY to remove a little of the inner membrane. This is where they can bleed to death so go slow.
If you can see the veins well then going slow is extra important. You may need to pull some back until you see blood. At the first sign of blood, spray it with a little warm water and put the chick back in the incubator to rest. Then the blood veins start to dry up.
Keep going back and working somemore every hour or so. Put them back in often so they can get warm.
Then work on other chicks as you let the ones you have worked on rest.
If there are no pips in the egg, candle it to see if you can detect movement.
If no movement, carefully open the egg a little and listen for peeps. If no peeps open a little more to see if it has died in the shell.
Keep going until all chicks are out.
Sometimes after you get about 1/2 the shell off, you can slip the chick out from the membranes and they are just fine. You may have to give them a warm water bath to get the goo off.
Do it quick and keep them warm. Put them back in the bator until they are fluffed and walking.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

8 out and 2 zipping