Pipping at wrong end of the egg?

[adrian]

I have had two eggs pip at the wrong end of their eggs so far: an orphaned dove egg that died shortly after pipping, and a goose egg that has just now poked out a pretty good chunk of egg – but from the wrong end! This has scarcely happened to me before, so I need to know... What can cause this? I stopped turning these eggs four days ago to allow them to get into position, and still I have this! What can cause these complications and how do I fix my methods?

Also, is there anything I should be aware of about this baby? Seems very strong – although its sibling seems to have died before internally pipping at all... Argh! I didn't do anything differently with the other egg, and I've hatched goose eggs before, too... But is there anything I should know about babies that hatch from the wrong end?

 

[ginbart]

Well I can't be of much help but here are some questions, how did you have them in the bator? On their sides or in an egg carton?

 

[emvickrey]

I had one do that. It was actually the only one that hatched out of a full dozen eggs. It took a little bit to grow to match the size it was suppose to be but is fine and dandy now. She is 6 weks old and at normal size. Her name is Midget.

 

[adrian]

The baby appears to be fully developed and was squeaking at me earlier. Absolutely a darling little thing.

I had the eggs on their sides - if anything, with the pointy end slightly down. I always allow them to lie naturally, and hadn't picked the egg up for quite some time. And still, upside down. I'm glad to hear Midget is doing well. This baby has not hit a single blood vessel, nor has lost any blood at all, and seems active and well... I am hoping for the best.

I have heard babies that pip from the wrong end inevitably need help hatching. Is this true, or can they do it on their own?

Edit: Would also like to note that I did an "eggtopsy" on this baby's dead sibling. It was not upside down, but it's long, long neck was curved against the air cell, so the beak was far away from it... He probably died from lack of oxygen in his blood stream, as he was unable to internally pip. Poor little guy... Yet again, stopped turning him a long time ago, so not sure why this is happening.

 

[ginbart]

Maybe you should try and put them in an egg carton to hatch. That may help them. I love using them.

 

[adrian]

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Can you do that successfully with geese?
I just feel that being in that position must be extremely unnatural for birds, especially geese. I've been told never to put them in an automatic turner that holds them in that position, as goose eggs are so large they need to be turned 180 degrees from side to side each time.

I wonder what other factors could cause birds to hatch from the wrong end...? Could it be humidity? Whenever I keep my eggs in a low humidity environment, they seem to hatch fine, although some need assistance... It's when I try to bump it up because I've been told low humidity is dangerous that I encounter problems.

 

[ginbart]

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Can you do that successfully with geese?
I just feel that being in that position must be extremely unnatural for birds, especially geese. I've been told never to put them in an automatic turner that holds them in that position, as goose eggs are so large they need to be turned 180 degrees from side to side each time.

I wonder what other factors could cause birds to hatch from the wrong end...? Could it be humidity? Whenever I keep my eggs in a low humidity environment, they seem to hatch fine, although some need assistance... It's when I try to bump it up because I've been told low humidity is dangerous that I encounter problems.

I've never hatched geese. Maybe someone who has will get on her and help.

 

[DANNY]

I think if you put it in a carton you would just add to the problem because any fluid that might be i nthe egg could run down and drown it or harden around it or both. Was this a shipped egg?

 

[nivtup]

In our hatches of chicks we almost always have some that pip the wrong end. Some make it out on thier own, some need help.

Our goose hatches have either pipped the right end, or not made it. We have had to help on occasion.


Good Luck

 

[MagsC]

In the four goose eggs I had hatch recently, the only one I had to help out was pipped on the wrong end. I dont know why.

Now I have another goose egg pipping on the wrong end.
I would think keep a close eye on it.