Odd pipping...what to do?

[robinaggie]

No time to search. Silkie pipped in the right place, then pipped above (closer to wide end), then pipped below, and now is bleeding. Do I just wait and watch?

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Yes, that's all you can do. Might not be blood; might be the yolk stuff like mine just did; just started oozing out of the pipped hole. Be patient

 

[robinaggie]

Thanks. This is tough.

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Yes it certainly is! The little beak was sticking through the hole all day. Then I looked and all this goop started pouring out the hole. Now I don't see any movement at all. Am really hoping it'll be ok - yours too. Keep me posted -

 

[robinaggie]

I'm sending healing vibes to your chickie.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

There shouldn't be anything oozing out of pipping holes. That would likely only happen if the chick has not absorbed the yolk. Even then, the yolk is contained in a sack. Personally, I would upright the egg in a carton and make the pipped hole near the chicks beak a little larger so it can breath easily. Then you can wait...knowing that you've done all you can to make sure it can get plenty of air.

 

[robinaggie]

Mine are already upright in cartons, which is another reason I didn't understand why the chick was pipping in odd places. It's not as if it's rolling around and getting disoriented. It seems to have stopped bleeding. The chick is breathing - it just isn't trying to push out. I'm leaving it alone, just watching. Biting my nails.

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Well, the one that hatched is doing just fine. The other one still in the egg hasn't moved at all. I'll take your advice Oldtimegator and see what I can do, but I still have a bunch of eggs hatching in there so I'm afraid to keep it open too long.

Should I take a chance and pull the egg out to make the hole bigger and see if it's still alive?

Robin, I'm glad yours sounds ok. Still breathing is a good thing

 

[robinaggie]

Four pipped this morning and don't want to come out. One pipped, zipped, and is lonely.

Good luck with yours. I hope someone can advise you on what to do soon!

BTW: Silkie chicks are not pretty.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Many chicks pip 24 hours before they zip and hatch. It's hard to watch them and not do something. I keep a close eye and if their movement, peeping, breathing starts to take a nosedive, I pull the egg and open the pip hole a bit more. I agree with trying not to open the bator too much. I have a side door on mine and lose hardly any humidity/temp.

BTW...I had one lone egg...a White Langshan...that I put in later than those in my last hatch but couldn't remember when. I left it in there and added new eggs, not really worrying too much about the humidity. I tend to "dry hatch" with good results. At any rate...I woke up this morning to a just hatched chick. And the humidity hasn't been over 45% anyday this past week. Just sayin'....