MariskaKilian
In the Brooder
- Jul 16, 2015
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Hi,
I read everything I can about helping my little chicks out of the eggs. SO I learned that I should leave the chicks as long as they are alive in the egg. Thing is that the Muscovy babies are supposed to hatch on day 35 and it is now day 37. They still didn't internal pip. I listened this morning and I don't hear any chirps in the egg, I candled them with a torch and I see seven babies moving, I also put them in water and they definitely move. So I threw out the six eggs (not even fertile, they were see through yellow) and kept the 9 others. I fed the Muscovy mother Laying pellets with mixed fowl (extra calcium to an already thick Muscovy egg) Only realized later what I've done. Can the membrane inside the egg now be too thick that the little chicks can't break into the air sac? If only they break through to the air sac I'll know they are okay but now I keep thinking that they are struggling to break that and they are going to die. I've had lots of chicken eggs hatch but these are my first Muscovy eggs. Oh and they are under the mother, not an incubator so could this be taking longer than 35 days then? Thanx for the help I know I'll get.
I read everything I can about helping my little chicks out of the eggs. SO I learned that I should leave the chicks as long as they are alive in the egg. Thing is that the Muscovy babies are supposed to hatch on day 35 and it is now day 37. They still didn't internal pip. I listened this morning and I don't hear any chirps in the egg, I candled them with a torch and I see seven babies moving, I also put them in water and they definitely move. So I threw out the six eggs (not even fertile, they were see through yellow) and kept the 9 others. I fed the Muscovy mother Laying pellets with mixed fowl (extra calcium to an already thick Muscovy egg) Only realized later what I've done. Can the membrane inside the egg now be too thick that the little chicks can't break into the air sac? If only they break through to the air sac I'll know they are okay but now I keep thinking that they are struggling to break that and they are going to die. I've had lots of chicken eggs hatch but these are my first Muscovy eggs. Oh and they are under the mother, not an incubator so could this be taking longer than 35 days then? Thanx for the help I know I'll get.
