The 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long!

[TJordan]

I wet the membrane and put her back in the bator so I could just read one more time how to do it when I came back the other chicks seemed to be helping her. I have been sitting here watching for 15 mins and sure enough the others chicks have her almost out, I am gonna keep watching, it's pretty fascinating to be honest. Finger crossed that her siblings have this

I'm glad. Sometimes just a little help goes a long way.

 

[aplynn]

She is out and so far perfect. Not too bad so far this test hatch 9-12 hatched 2 unzipping now and the other is pipped. Wouldn't it be great to get 12-12

 

[TJordan]

She is out and so far perfect. Not too bad so far this test hatch 9-12 hatched 2 unzipping now and the other is pipped. Wouldn't it be great to get 12-12

Yeah I'm so glad. Good luck on the others

 

[nanasacres]

She is out and so far perfect. Not too bad so far this test hatch 9-12 hatched 2 unzipping now and the other is pipped. Wouldn't it be great to get 12-12

Yippee! I have been checking this thread while holding my breath. She deserves a special name! Grace or Mercy . Great outcome. I am so happy for you

 

[Sally Sunshine]

@Sally Sunshine You asked! And thank you for asking. My DH is doing soo much better. Still no labSo report back on the cancer, but soon. I'm not worried, if you are going to have a skin cancer, I am reading this is the easiest one to take care of. Not as much coughing from his cold now, he is feeling stronger too. So thank you!

This weekend? We are going to dinner..hopefully DH will feel a whole lot better by tomorrow night...to meet our son's future in laws. He is getting married in April. Our baby. Yes, our baby. Happy, I am happy. We love this girl he is marrying. She is a sweetheart.

Cynthia

I am glad his coughing is better! wish I could say the same
I will keep praying on the results, Love you woman!!

So excited for you and the wedding!! I can tell how much you love them both!!!!

I did post this in Incubation and Hatching, but didn't know if any of you would have any advice?



This baby piped Thursday morning, she started to unzip about 11:00 pm and only got about a 1/2 " hole going and then she kind of stopped. Last night I helped her unzip a little of the outside shell and noticed that the membrane was very white. (No issues at all with humidity, she was my first pip and so far the rest are doing great 6 already born) I took some warm water and lightly moistened it and then placed her back into the bator. I got up this morning and she still has not moved from this spot, she is still poking out her beak and I can see her breathing, however she is no longer chirping. I don't know if I should just help her out st this point or just let nature take it's course and hope for the best. PLEASE help, I do not want to be the reason she dies but I do want to give her a chance.

I am not online much as I havent felt well, but I will give you what I think you need and what you may need is at the bottom! READ THE PART FOR EXTERNAL and ZIPS and then read the assists at the bottom! Also you will find ortho links as well as homemade electrolytes... wanted to cover you should you need any of it... hugs sweets!! I hope all else goes well for you!!


Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching - BackYard Chickens Community

Candle day 18 is to determine growth, weigh, pencil mark air cell size and dispose bad eggs. It will look pretty dark and FULL in there! You may or may not see movement on this candle. Its ok if not, don’t panic! The chick may easily be resting! The embryo now occupies most of space within the egg, but NOT the air cell, the beak is against the inner shell membrane and ready to pierce it.


See how that air cell is beginning to dip more to one side and if you lay the egg down it will roll into the hatching position. I set my eggs with lowest dip in the aircell up. This position for hatching is good so the chick is able to turn into position and I can easily see my pips too! Setting eggs horizontal in the hatcher actually can aid a chick to hatch 1-2 hours earlier. (HOWEVER, shipped eggs that have had loose air cells or saddle air cells, should be hatched upright but tilted just enough so that the lowest dip is somewhat upright, so if they have fluid in the air cell it may prevent drowning).


AGAIN, I lay my eggs down LOWEST DIP of the AIR CELL UP! see below images, this is the normal and most likely hatching position and the chick will break through or Internally pip and externally pip in that probable area. See the image below with the x, x being lowest dip in air cell and probably pip area/s.

Chick normal hatching position, Where to place your X, Example of chick position/beak in shell
before internal pip drawing below: image below:
drawing below:

GOOD LOOKING MARKED AIR CELLS and SIZE: images below

WHY LAY HATCHING EGGS HORIZONTAL TOUCHING:
It is now known that the different embryos communicate with each other by a series of clicking sounds, the rate of clicking being the important feature. Ensuring the eggs on the hatching eggs are in contact with each other facilitates the synchronization of hatching where the eggs are incubated in a modern machine. This assists in reducing the time between when the first and last chicks hatch.




DRAW DOWN
BELOW IMAGES & DRAWINGS: Although air cells begin to take this dip/shift appearance slowly throughout the incubation due to weight loss, there is still a big DRAW DOWN just before internal pipping (IP) and you may or may not see this at day 18 candle! DRAW DOWN is when the embryo tucks and pip into the air cell, sometimes during you can see in the high part inside the back they pop up inside as well! good sign!!!

Video of candle below will show DRAW DOWN AND INTERNAL PIP!

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THE INTERNAL PIP
Toward the end of standard chicken egg incubation, at approximately day 19, the embryo pierces the air sac membrane with its beak, this is called INTERNAL PIP/PIPPING or (IP) and then has a rest period which could be up to an 24 hour gap before EXTERNAL PIPPING (EP) where the chick pips a crack/rupture in the OUTER SHELL. (Dawes, 1981; Burton and Tullett, 1985),

THE EXTERNAL PIP
The external pip or crack will appear on the 20th Day on the outer shell. AFTER the embryo internally pipped the air sac and became a chick and breathed in air by piercing the air cell, it will rest again which could be up to an 24 hour gap before the final less that hour ZIP/ZIPPING to hatch out of the shell.

EXTERNAL PIP IMAGES will SLOWLY get larger during the rest stage!

I took this piece off and she pushed right out




"THE OTHER ONE too, with the arrow below, if its chirping like mad you may have to check it out. it looks funny for just a pip!"

Its out! the second one without my help thank tha lord!

SOMETIMES these chicks will need extra extra care,
and may have LEG FEET ISSUES!


ORTHOPEDIC links:
Poultry Podiatry Treatments for Leg Problems in Chickens & other Poultry
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/879233/slipped-tendon-in-chick-anyone-ever-try-to-fix-this-experiences
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/978353/rooster-chick-with-weird-leg
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1790586/
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1051/leg-health-in-large-broilers/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/941270/slipped-tendon-that-turned-to-twisted-tibia-my-treatment
Chick has deformed foot and straight leg post #27696
DUCKS can have Spraddle leg too! post #15184 post #15355
CURLY TOES post #4642 post #4646 post #4690

helpful NOTES, LINKS &​

Informational Post Links from this Incubation with Friends thread​

for EVERYONE'S convenience and will continue to put them HERE:​

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubating-w-friends-helpful-notes-links-informational-post-links

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[Sally Sunshine]

Oh good!! I am way too slow!! glad she is ok!!


Have a wonderful day everyone!!

 

[IHeartPoultry]

To bad your not in mobile al area. The local feed store have EE chicks but are calling them Americana.
I didn't know that until I showed my babies to my friend and told her what I got. She told me she went by too and they we EEs not americanas. Her good friend ordered those chicks for the store.

yeah I'll have green (or blue) eggs next year.

Bummer!

 

[misfit acres]

She is out and so far perfect. Not too bad so far this test hatch 9-12 hatched 2 unzipping now and the other is pipped. Wouldn't it be great to get 12-12

awesome!

 

[Razadia]

I got my new bator.

 

[jwlpoultry]

e :cd :yiipchick


 I got my new bator. 

Congrats make sure to fill it up soon.