Another highly debated question. Some say leave till all are hatched. If you’re doing a staggered hatch that won’t be possible. If not it can stay in incubator for awhile. Have the others pipped?
The other eggs were quitters except one and it has not pipped yet. So how long can the chick stay. I was going to leave the chick in until this evening about 6 or 7 to see if the other egg Pipps
Ok if it still hasn’t pipped you could take the chick out just keep eye on humidity. It would be better for the egg if it doesn’t pip if you remove the chick. Do you have your brooder at 95* for the chick. Did you find some chicks at the feed store to keep it company if it’s the only one?
I have not got the other chicks yet, I will today. My brooder is ready.
If you set on time and are not a week into incubation, that may not be a blood ring. Those usually show up a bit later--after day 10 or so. Usually blood rings to not move in the egg and the inside of the egg looks dead
6.5 days in bator.
Watch it for now. Often eggs that look like that at this stage those wind up being fine and not a blood ring. It is better to wait until day 14 to remove any eggs unless they start smelling like sulfur or ozzing
Good advice from pen. I also do staggered. I have 2 more to hatch from this batch. When I have a lonely one, I take it out, then cover it with a towel until another hatches. They cry for a bit, like they do at first once hatched, then snuggle right on to what I think, they think is mama. Plus, it's dark. They keep pretty happy until another hatches. I am one to go ahead and take it out if there are others to hatch. Being under the towel and heat actually helps them fluff up faster.
