Time sensitive hatching question!

[BelovedBirds]

Oh man—so Saturday my eggs were supposed to hatch. Sunday morning my chicks started to hatch. Three were left and by Monday night only one of those had pipped so I took the other two out and set them on my counter because I did not want them to explode in the incubator—Assuming they were dead. Tuesday morning. I got curious what it looked like inside and I gently chipped away at one and hit a tiny bit of blood, which I assumed was normal, because it was probably the veins. I chipped one more piece away, and all of a sudden it started to move, and it looks like a little beak, and it started to chirp at me! I immediately put it back in the incubator and upped the humidity and it is chirping. I am enclosing a picture of the egg and just want to know if you think I should chip away more of the egg or let it be? I just can’t believe it would still be alive being out on my counter for a full day! It’s been in there a total of one hour and is moving and chirping less…..

What happened in the end?
You should ALWAYS check for life before removing eggs. Never assume. They can hatch late.

 

[Hutslark]

What happened in the end?
You should ALWAYS check for life before removing eggs. Never assume. They can hatch late.

You are right-I know that now. First-timer.
Unfortunately the chick died. Very sad. I don’t think I assisted fast enough. I should’ve peeled back more of the shell sooner.

 

[BelovedBirds]

You are right-I know that now. First-timer.
Unfortunately the chick died. Very sad. I don’t think I assisted fast enough. I should’ve peeled back more of the shell sooner.

As long as the chick was able to breathe through the hole, I dont think you needed to do anything more. It just needed more time.
Sorry to hear that it didnt make it