The Quack Shack

[Trimurtisan]

Chris bumping the humidity to 65% won't hurt the other eggs now. You won't need it there long. If the chick is shrink wrapped you'll want to apply coconut oil to the membrane. You may have to assist in the hatch, but it looks like there are still quite a few blood vessels there. If you do be very very careful.

Okay, thank you Bob. I just put it in the incubator. Momma does not want to hatch it. I'll apply some oil and give it some time in the incubator to make sure it's warm and see if I can assist. It's still very active so in pretty hopeful for it.

 

[rjohns39]

Have you done an assist before?

 

[Trimurtisan]

Have you done an assist before?

Not like this. The one I helped didn't have all the blood veins this one does nor shrunk wrapped. It was more just chipping the shell off.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Not like this. The one I helped didn't have all the blood veins this one does nor shrunk wrapped. It was more just chipping the shell off.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/?page=2

 

[quackiemama]

Good luck!

 

[Trimurtisan]

The chick is still doing good. Thank you for the guide Shaw. I don't think it's quite ready to pop out yet. The veins look to be receding, but it's still yawning/chewing. I'll just keep an eye on it for now. I did put oil on it, but that's it.

 

[rjohns39]

Thanks Shaw, sorry Chris, got sucked into work.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I had to leave home glad to be back and see the chick is still work on hatching. Maybe it will just pop out on it's own now.

 

[Miss Lydia]

No way has Sam ever let anyone but Missy in the pool with him she’s nuts to even do it! Now all 3 are in. Which means I will not be able to have my geese an ducks in the same area once breeding begins just saw Missy get on Gracie and Sam was going to get on Missy.

 

[Miss Lydia]

How the chick doing Chris?