Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[fuzzybutt love]

Raz, here are the sticky's from the hatching thread about helping/ not helping

To intervene or not to intervene


If intervention is necessary as a last resort

I left one for overnight and when he didn't make any further i helped, but it has to be done carefully or they bleed to death, and that was the only hatching egg from under my broody; an incubator could drop humidity and shrink wrap the others; but that being said if they don't get out in time they DO suffocate despite what i had read I had one who did not make his zip because he was too big and was the first peeper, so he didn't pip and died in his shell. I heard him get quieter and what i read said to leave alone so i did. But it would have risked the others to open, so always a catch and a hard decision.

 

[taprock]

Raz give the eggs at least 12 hours after a pip before you even consider helping. Also you may endanger Any other pipped eggs if you open the incubator. I have done it with success however I have helped 5 and 3 of them had some deformity. Two had to be culled and one out grew it. So it is a risk. To me it's worth it. Fuzzy's link is the one I believe I read. Couple hints if you do intervene. Turn on you shower like you would for a kid who has croup. When it gets to the same level humidity as the incubator take the egg in to work on it. Use tweezer, go slow and stop if you see blood. Hatch day I stick to the window watching. And don't give up till day 24. I've had them hatch up to day 23. Hope you have chicks soon.

 

[RaZ]

It goes against my character to not help. But I think Nature knows a lot more than me.
The eggling with a foot out is still moving and peeping. Another egg has a small window poked through the shell.

I'm not going to open the incubator. I'm not giving up hope.

I'm also not doing this again!

 

[tsetse9]

It goes against my character to not help. But I think Nature knows a lot more than me. 
The eggling with a foot out is still moving and peeping. Another egg has a small window poked through the shell.

I'm not going to open the incubator. I'm not giving up hope. 

I'm also not doing this again!

Good luck! I totally get that . I'm too scared to even try incubating. I don't know if i can handle the stress! I hope the rest of your hatch goes well. I am anxiously awaiting updates.

 

[RaZ]

I've stared down the barrel of a gun and had less stress than this.
I've dived with sharks and had less stress than this.
I jumped out of a airplane and had less stress than this.
I went over class 5 rapids with less stress than this.

I will never again incubate eggs.

 

[tsetse9]

I've stared down the barrel of a gun and had less stress than this. I've dived with sharks and had less stress than this. I jumped out of a airplane and had less stress than this. I went over class 5 rapids with less stress than this. I will never again incubate eggs.

Oh my gosh, I feel bad for you on one hand, but yet on another I am cracking up at your comments!

 

[jlynnet]

You will incubate again! Step away from the bator! Whatever happens happens!

 

[RaZ]

I did step away.

 

[jlynnet]

See it works!

 

[RaZ]

I'm going completely newbie here. The hatched chick never made a peep. A small pip window and then BAM, was out of the shell.The first egg to pip is over 24 hours of trying to get out. Eggling one is still moving but not out of the shell. Eggling #2 is out but still has bottom stuck to the shell.

Nobody is following the rules.