~*Third Annual Cinco de Mayo Turkey Hatch-Athon*~ all poultry welcome!

[JennaLynn122]

Meet egg # 40...

 

[winteree]

Meet egg # 40...

awww did it hatch just now?

 

[JennaLynn122]

awww did it hatch just now?

yes She did. First one out.

 

[JennaLynn122]

I need hatch help.... I have one that pipped (wrong end) about 22 hours ago. It was peeping loudly. Now its peep is weakening and it kind of clicks with every breath. Should I help it?

 

[winteree]

I need hatch help.... I have one that pipped (wrong end) about 22 hours ago. It was peeping loudly. Now its peep is weakening and it kind of clicks with every breath. Should I help it?

If you can read the assited hatch 101 guide before doing so

 

[JennaLynn122]

If you can read the assited hatch 101 guide before doing so

I've read it over and over when I did my first hatch and again in the middle of this one I'm just not sure if I should help quite yet. Just seems like the chick is getting weaker.

 

[winteree]

I need hatch help.... I have one that pipped (wrong end) about 22 hours ago. It was peeping loudly. Now its peep is weakening and it kind of clicks with every breath. Should I help it?

the biggest thing from what i have read is to go slowly so the yolk and the veins have time to recede back into the chick. Pull away a tiny peace of shell first to see if the veins are small and translucent or thick and blood filled because you don't want to cut though any before this happens. but if you pull away a peace of shell and see no veins keep taking off tiny peaces of shell in a "cap" like motion like the chick would zip off normally. but do not remove the membrane just the shell first and keep the membrane moist until the chick makes it's own way out or until you have to intervene more

 

[JennaLynn122]

the biggest thing from what i have read is to go slowly so the yolk and the veins have time to recede back into the chick. Pull away a tiny peace of shell first to see if the veins are small and translucent or thick and blood filled because you don't want to cut though any before this happens. but if you pull away a peace of shell and see no veins keep taking off tiny peaces of shell in a "cap" like motion like the chick would zip off normally. but do not remove the membrane just the shell first and keep the membrane moist until the chick makes it's own way out or until you have to intervene more

thank you!

 

[winteree]

thank you!

Is the chick out?

 

[JennaLynn122]

Is the chick out?

not yet there are still some active vessels. But when I got a bit of the shell away from its nostrils it started breathing better and peeping a bit more