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I know when my Serama eggs hatched I had 8, and between the time the first hatched and the 7th (the 8th never did) it was about 1.5 days. The last one was the smallest and was very weak by the time he got out, but he did eventually get out on their own. I will however admit to helping chicks on rare occasion. I have lost a few chicks when I did not help them, not Seramas, but Marans, so what I tend to do is if they have piped and it has been more then 6 hours and they are just making noises but no longer rocking the egg, I will gently break some of the shell away, but I never tear the sack, they have to be able to do at least that themselves. If it is very dry I will take a q-tip and have it VERY slightly damp so I can keep the "skin" moist enough they don't get shrink wrapped. So I am one of those that "walks the fence line", sometimes I help, sometimes I don't. It boils down to you are really going to have to use your best judgement! Whatever happens best of luck, I love little fuzzy baby Seramas!!!
Beckie
I second this - this is exactly what I do too. I go with my gut. My last hatch had botched humidity during lockdown so all of them were shrunk wrapped. It was a mess. I managed to save 7 but lost a blind one just last week.
I'm not opposed to helping them, and have done that on a few occasions with other breeds. I'm just hoping I don't lose most of these Seramas because I can't go in to help when others are pipping. I've only helped others after there were no more in the process to be hindered by me opening the bator, know what I mean? Well, here's hoping
I know when my Serama eggs hatched I had 8, and between the time the first hatched and the 7th (the 8th never did) it was about 1.5 days. The last one was the smallest and was very weak by the time he got out, but he did eventually get out on their own. I will however admit to helping chicks on rare occasion. I have lost a few chicks when I did not help them, not Seramas, but Marans, so what I tend to do is if they have piped and it has been more then 6 hours and they are just making noises but no longer rocking the egg, I will gently break some of the shell away, but I never tear the sack, they have to be able to do at least that themselves. If it is very dry I will take a q-tip and have it VERY slightly damp so I can keep the "skin" moist enough they don't get shrink wrapped. So I am one of those that "walks the fence line", sometimes I help, sometimes I don't. It boils down to you are really going to have to use your best judgement! Whatever happens best of luck, I love little fuzzy baby Seramas!!!
Beckie
I second this - this is exactly what I do too. I go with my gut. My last hatch had botched humidity during lockdown so all of them were shrunk wrapped. It was a mess. I managed to save 7 but lost a blind one just last week.
I'm not opposed to helping them, and have done that on a few occasions with other breeds. I'm just hoping I don't lose most of these Seramas because I can't go in to help when others are pipping. I've only helped others after there were no more in the process to be hindered by me opening the bator, know what I mean? Well, here's hoping
