Okiechick4ever
Hatching
- Sep 11, 2016
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I'm new here and hope this is where I needed to post...
Discovered one of our 4 eggs was twins on day 6/7. This egg is TINY. Like ping pong ball sized from average sized chickens. (not sure of breed since these were from a mixed flock.) All the other eggs are of normal size. I'm extremely concerned about egg size/growth restriction and keeping membranes moist.
Twin B died at 11 days
, today is day 19/20. Twin A broke through one of the two air cells but the other cell was overlapping but not seeming to break and baby seemed to be running out of space 1-2 days ago due to having the 2 separate air cells. So I chipped the egg into the cells to remove the extra. This allowed extra space for movement and breathing/chirping but I'm sure the little one isn't ready to hatch. How do I keep the remaining membrane moist until chick finishes its hatch? Right now I've just covered the chipped area with a wet paper towel inside the incubator and am remoistening
the towel every 20 min. This method won't work for too long though as I need at least a small bit of sleep tonight.
Discovered one of our 4 eggs was twins on day 6/7. This egg is TINY. Like ping pong ball sized from average sized chickens. (not sure of breed since these were from a mixed flock.) All the other eggs are of normal size. I'm extremely concerned about egg size/growth restriction and keeping membranes moist.
Twin B died at 11 days

