"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

[chicken hawk 33]

the other four died they where pipped internally but had the whole yolk sack unasorbed

 

[CherriesBrood]

Ok I have some good news and bad news. All eggs have pipped but one, but two of them have pipped in the wrong spots! I'm so lost right now as to what to do. And on top of that one of the EEs looks like it's trying to zip but is not making any progress. I have never had this happen before, let alone dealt with any of these problems, all of my previous hatches have been a piece of cake! I really really really need some help.

Wrong end pips can still hatch and be perfectly healthy. No reason to worry. They can take longer to hatch, so just be patient. 
Before you even think of doing anything, please read this. Read the whole thing, then decide if helping is worth the risk.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

Great thanks! And yes I have read this lots of times.

 

[CherriesBrood]

Does anyone have any ideas about this one?

It looks like it stared to zip, but hasn't made any progress and keeps pulling at the membrane here. :/

 

[CherriesBrood]

the other four died they where pipped internally but had the whole yolk sack unasorbed

Oh no I'm so sorry!

 

[Chaos18]

Does anyone have any ideas about this one?



It looks like it stared to zip, but hasn't made any progress and keeps pulling at the membrane here.

Is there a hole in the membrane? How long has it been like that.

 

[CherriesBrood]

It has been like that since 8 this morning my time. And it just made a crack through the membrane, but it's still pecking at the membrane.

 

[Chaos18]

It has been like that since 8 this morning my time. And it just made a crack through the membrane, but it's still pecking at the membrane.

Do you know when it first pipped?

 

[darkbluespace]

Need help!
I have a chick that pipped at the wrong end yesterday. It looks like it started to zip but stopped I took it out to check and it still has blood vessels BUT I swear I can hear two different peeps in there. I dont know what to do . The egg is dark so I am not sure if they were double yolk or not. If they are twins how can I help them?

A chick that pipped the wrong end needs about 24 hours to absorb its yolk, so I would wait a full day after it pipped to think about helping. If you do hear a second chick, that means it is getting air so it is okay for now.

 

[junebuggena]

Does anyone have any ideas about this one?



It looks like it stared to zip, but hasn't made any progress and keeps pulling at the membrane here.

I wouldn't worry about that one too much. Chicks will make that initial pip whole bigger. Then they will rest for a long time, and then start the zip.

 

[CherriesBrood]

It has been like that since 8 this morning my time. And it just made a crack through the membrane, but it's still pecking at the membrane.

Do you know when it first pipped?

Sometime early this morning sortly after or at 2 am