New hatchling from very small incubator decided to crack open "fellow" egg...help!

[JeremiahLee]

Well, I'm not new to raising Rhode Island Red hens exactly, but I am new to using a small incubator and errant new hatchling(s) "helping" a not-so-ready unhatched egg crack its shell. The new (I hope) hatchling is semi-pipping but looks as though it needs some help. It's been about six hours now. I chirp outside the Styrofoam type incubator and see its beak moving and the membrane is broken, albeit it looks slightly wet still. I swear the chick looks exhausted and I'm wondering do I pull off a very tiny piece stickup up??? Thanks. (BTW, it happened yesterday to another one by another culprit and the egg wasn't fully formed. The chick didn't make it.

JeremiahLee

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Jeremiah, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
@Texas Kiki can help you with your questions.

 

[Cyprus]

I personally remove the membrane where the chick has pipped so it can breathe. At about 12-24 hrs after the chick starts zipping, I intervene if it appears to be stuck. Stick to only cracking in the air cell and it's fine.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC!
Can you get a couple of pictures of this particular egg you're talking about?

Do you have a calibrated thermometer in your incubator?

What exactly has your humidity been running at?

 

[getaclue]

It sounds like things are progressing normally. They can rest up to 12 hours or more, after they pip. Don't get impatient.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Welcome to BYC! Good luck with the hatching.

 

[JeremiahLee]

Thanks so much. The digital outside thermometer has NOT calibrated by me (it was not very expensive at all and only bought because a brooding hen decided to "quit" on the job after her two hatched. It's a LONG story and I could kick my neighbor who opened the nesting door and "pissed her off" the nest while taking care of her while I was away for only two dang days, lol. She "semi" sat on the rest of the eggs up until a point and I guessed at the number of days needed and decided to buy the incubator after I candled the remaining eggs.

The initial relative humidity has been 69% at the beginning but as been running at 89% the last three days.

 

[Kiki]

Thanks so much. The digital outside thermometer has NOT calibrated by me (it was not very expensive at all and only bought because a brooding hen decided to "quit" on the job after her two hatched. It's a LONG story and I could kick my neighbor who opened the nesting door and "pissed her off" the nest while taking care of her while I was away for only two dang days, lol. She "semi" sat on the rest of the eggs up until a point and I guessed at the number of days needed and decided to buy the incubator after I candled the remaining eggs.

The initial relative humidity has been 69% at the beginning but as been running at 89% the last three days.

Next time...lower the humidity by a lot.
That's quite high.
For now...just wait.

 

[JeremiahLee]

Next time...lower the humidity by a lot.
That's quite high.
For now...just wait.

You all are so kind!!! Thanks!

 

[Kiki]

You all are so kind!!! Thanks!

Things may not go so smoothly because these eggs weren't in a controlled environment the while time.

If at the 24 hour mark the chick isn't out you may want to help but...know that if they can't get out by themselves there is usually a good reason why.

Sometimes they do just need a little help though. It's a guessing game.