New Australian Hatching Mystery Egg at Home

[LadyKotaDoria]

Would it hurt to help it, there is a crack, with a twizzer open the crack a little? It may be too exhausted. Not open the egg but give it a glimpse of hope???


Charley died young for her breed. Mother and Charley were very close. She had a set day. From 10:30 PM to 10:00 AM sleep, twice a year she laid almost 24 eggs. Mother kept taking the eggs, she kept laying them. Almost One a day for nearly about 4 weeks. I think it shortened her life. It has been over ten years and mom still gets sad when she find something she shredded. They had wonderful arguments. She would tell it not to do something and Charley would hiss at her. Mother clapped her hands "Now don't talk back at me" or "Non of your sass". Then Charley would go to her pouting corner and grumble under her breath, until she thought mom wasn't paying attention and go back to doing what she was doing. (mom will be 97 this June).

 

[ozexpat]

Still no change at all on the pip or the egg! The pip is still mostly closed as it was before, but definitely cracked. It hasn't squeaked to me for a while. It's coming up to about 8 hours from when I first think it externally pipped and no changes yet; I tapped it once to see if I would respond, but aside from that I haven't touched it or candled it or anything since. At what point am I allowed to start panicking? Hahaha.

Not knowing what it is makes for a tricky situation.

you could open the bator, tap the egg near your ear and listen.

after that, well.....



first, read up on https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

 

[adstoffels]

I waiting with excitement as well from Texas. So very cool!!!

 

[Bens-Hens]

Perth West Oz checking in.

What a read, I thought by the end of 12 pages we would know what it was!

Good luck, another one following along waiting in anticipation.

 

[Teloka]

Still no change in size or shape of pip, no rocking and no peeping for a while.

Just opened bator and held egg to ear, quite scratchy sort of sound and maybe faint click? no cheeping.

Shone torch through in incubator, can still see shadow of bill moving repetitively in air cell although it is not exactly near pip dimple.

 

[Teloka]

It has been roughly 10 hours since the external pip first appeared. Maybe it is not open enough to let enough air in? Fretting super a lot!

 

[ozexpat]

It has been roughly 10 hours since the external pip first appeared. Maybe it is not open enough to let enough air in? Fretting super a lot!

if you have a tiny drill bit, wipe it with metho and gently (by hand lol) go through the top of the air cell and membrane,

 

[Sally Sunshine]

It has been roughly 10 hours since the external pip first appeared. Maybe it is not open enough to let enough air in? Fretting super a lot!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

my favorite part of this is.... Understanding The Hatching Process

The initiation of hatch occurs partially from the increased carbon dioxide level in the egg. This process causes the embryo to begin twitching it's muscles allowing the inner shell membrane to be punctured by the egg tooth. The chick then begins breathing the air in the air cell. Using its egg tooth, it pecks at the shell thousands of times and after a few hours the chick pips a small hole through the shell and begins to breathe air directly from the outside. After the chick has made a hole in the shell, it stops pipping for 8+ hours sometimes up to 24 hours and rests.
During this time, it is acclimating its lungs.

After the resting stage is completed the second stage of pipping begins. The chick begins to turn slowly inside the egg. As the chick turns counter-clockwise it uses the cutting edge of the chick tooth to chip away. As the chick progresses in its movement around the shell, it begins pushing on the large air cell end of the egg. Squirming and struggling! YES STRUGGLING! The chick works feverishly pushing at the cap. Finally with a shove the chick breaks free from the shell wet and exhausted. When the chick is freed completely from the shell it lies still. Its energy has been virtually exhausted, and it is extremely tired. After resting the chick begins to gain more and more energy and coordination of its muscles.​

BREATHE!
That’s right, take a deep breath, calm your nerves and RELAX!
There is no rush to get a chick out of the shell!


"The developing embryo has lived in this shell for well over 3 weeks.
It has survived off of the contents of the egg for that entire time. The only thing it has absorbed from the outside is Oxygen. As long as the chick is getting Oxygen, there is nothing urgent. Too many people feel the need to rush in and pull a chick out of a place that has served it well for 3-4 weeks. There should be no rush to get a chick out of the shell if it can breathe. As long as it has access to air through the pip, it can sit there all day, even after the blood vessels recede. It's not going to starve. It has plenty of yolk. It's not going to dehydrate, unless you get impatient and begin removing shell before it's time to do so causing bleeding or too much exposure to outside air." http://www.avianresources.com/Nursery_Mgt.htm​

 

[ozexpat]

you can then open the pip further very gently. not to tear the membrane

 

[ozexpat]

sally to the rescue

ignore me, seriously