Please advise me been pipping 24 hrs??

[Kute_Keets]

If the chick didn't make progress after 24 hours I'd start assisting. It is possible that it's not positioned in a way that it's able to complete the hatch.

Here is a good guide on assisting: Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry

Best of luck and please let us know how it does.

Thanks so much for the link. I have read it and if I can stay patient, I shall try helping and remove the shell over the air sac. Its quite stressful thinking about it ...when its your first time!!

 

[Kute_Keets]

YouTube has some good videos to help. Watch some first. But I say give it time it looks to have done a lot of work probably resting. Be very careful if u assist, any blood stop and give it time.

I assisted a few of my first hatch, membranes were really thick they couldn’t break threw it. I chipped the shell all around and broke the outter membrane only. The chick then started pushing so I put it back in the incubator to finish on its own. That way it came out when ready.

Wow, well I think I'll be up all night reading everything I can find hahaha, Ill definitely get onto youtube. I hope I'm successful like you were!!

 

[Kute_Keets]

Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry

Thanks!! Shall read this now!!

 

[sumi]

Thanks so much for the link. I have read it and if I can stay patient, I shall try helping and remove the shell over the air sac. Its quite stressful thinking about it ...when its your first time!!

You'll be fine! The key is to be patient and calm.

Grab a pair of tweezers and some q-tips and warm water, take a deep breath and start chipping away at the shell. The q-tips are great for dampening things and separating the white outer and transparent inner membrane too.

What I do is remove enough of the shell and outer membrane to allow me to check of veins and once everything looks good, I clear enough of the above and remove enough of the inner membrane to let the chick know it can wiggle free. After 24 hours the chick is probably ready to complete the hatch, so you should be good.

 

[007Sean]

Hi, Thanks for this. The humidity is at 70 and temp is 37.4? But it did go up to 74 humidity last night...would that cause a problem?

It could, depends on how long it is above 70%. For the last 3 days of incubation I run the humidity at 60 to 65% RH.
You will read or hear about peeps that run their humidity at 70% or higher, even to the point of saturation, were condensation develops on the viewing panes. This can cause the chick to become 'stuck', too much moisture acts as a lubricant, thus when the chick tries to zip it is unable to turn because of the moisture, it either slips back to where it started or can't turn at all.
All they need is sufficient moisture to keep the membrane from drying out.

It can also cause the chicks to drown, if the humidity has been high during the incubation period, then it's increased even more for the last 3 days. This can cause more moisture to enter the egg and when the chick internally pips, if moisture has collected in the air cell, it could cause them to drown.
Also if the condensation is sufficient enough on the viewing panes, a slight jarring of the bator can cause the water droplets to fall, possibly landing on a pip and again, can cause the chick to drown.

 

[Kute_Keets]

It could, depends on how long it is above 70%. For the last 3 days of incubation I run the humidity at 60 to 65% RH.
You will read or hear about peeps that run their humidity at 70% or higher, even to the point of saturation, were condensation develops on the viewing panes. This can cause the chick to become 'stuck', too much moisture acts as a lubricant, thus when the chick tries to zip it is unable to turn because of the moisture, it either slips back to where it started or can't turn at all.
All they need is sufficient moisture to keep the membrane from drying out.

It can also cause the chicks to drown, if the humidity has been high during the incubation period, then it's increased even more for the last 3 days. This can cause more moisture to enter the egg and when the chick internally pips, if moisture has collected in the air cell, it could cause them to drown.
Also if the condensation is sufficient enough on the viewing panes, a slight jarring of the bator can cause the water droplets to fall, possibly landing on a pip and again, can cause the chick to drown.

Thank you so much for all this information. I think the humidity maxed at 74 for a few hours and that was when he pipped, but i will definitely keep this info handy.
Really grateful

 

[Kute_Keets]

I couldn't do anything but help, he has stopped chirping and his mouth isn't opening like it was.
I got tweezers, q tips and coconut oil and removed shell on air sac as per the article link. I moistened the membrane (that stayed on) with the oil and have popped him back in the incubator. It is still 37.4 degrees and 70% humidity.

I can see a few veins, as per the pic below. Does this mean he's not ready.....or is he shrink wrapped... the membrane around him in places was a bit "crispy" before i moistened them.

I hope I've done this right, if he's still the same in the morning should i remove his shell or do the veins i can see suggest i should leave him.

I am sooooo grateful to all of your support!!! but what now??
Geez I'm sweating!!

 

[sumi]

He's looking great! Can you get us a shot of a bit more of the membrane, so we can see the veins? What I can see in the pic looks good. That little one is getting there.

 

[cmom]

I agree with @sumi. I would assist carefully since it has pipped at least 24 hours ago. Good luck and have fun...

 

[rascal66]

I couldn't do anything but help, he has stopped chirping and his mouth isn't opening like it was.
I got tweezers, q tips and coconut oil and removed shell on air sac as per the article link. I moistened the membrane (that stayed on) with the oil and have popped him back in the incubator. It is still 37.4 degrees and 70% humidity.

I can see a few veins, as per the pic below. Does this mean he's not ready.....or is he shrink wrapped... the membrane around him in places was a bit "crispy" before i moistened them.

I hope I've done this right, if he's still the same in the morning should i remove his shell or do the veins i can see suggest i should leave him.

I am sooooo grateful to all of your support!!! but what now??
Geez I'm sweating!!

Are you saying its... Dying or dead?

Personally, I have helped about 4 chicks out of the egg. With dried membrane, they really won't make it out on their own. If he is seeming lifeless, start slowly tearing away at the membrane. Be patient and don't be scared. Stop when you see blood, but don't quit. Think of it this way, if you don't help him now, he is very certain to die. You can at least try and gain some experience from it. Please also remember that you can try to help but not always are you able to save them. While I have successfully assisted the chicks hatch and still have some alive, half I have helped died because they were just weak chicks to begin with and sometimes are so sticky they can not fluff up on their own. (Which means bath time and manual fluffing!) There is still a chance, but if it does die, dont let it discourage you. They do have a chance. I have two that have survived and are big and healthy now...

Unfortunately i do get the high humidity issue too and do come across stuck chicks. It really sucks but you learn and you try!