Unexpected hatching - help!

[Eggcessive]

Sorry but I am not really an expert on hatching problems, but hope that you are successful in saving your chick.

 

[Pyxis]

I agree, pictures would help a lot, after coconut oil has been applied. Then we can see how much absorbing still needs to be done.

 

[Ebony Rose]

When I suspect that the inner membrane is rubberizing (drying up), I rub on a bit of sunflower oil on the membrane. Just enough to get it wet (you'll notice that you can pretty much see right through it once it's moistened this way. I use sunflower oil rather than olive oil because it's a very light, thin oil that can easily be absorbed by skin (and the membrane), helping to re-humidify it.

 

[Theblackpukeko]

I finally organized some coconut oil and managed to apply it after picking a little bit more of the shell. Now I cannot see the big veins anymore that you could see on the dry membrane, but I still do see some little veins at the edges. I assume it just isn't fully ready yet and will come out on it's own now. It actually moves a lot more now that everything is moist and I saw it push against the membrane for the first time. I'm just gonna watch closely now.

 

[ValerieJ]

@rjohns39 can you help?

I finally organized some coconut oil and managed to apply it after picking a little bit more of the shell. Now I cannot see the big veins anymore that you could see on the dry membrane, but I still do see some little veins at the edges. I assume it just isn't fully ready yet and will come out on it's own now. It actually moves a lot more now that everything is moist and I saw it push against the membrane for the first time. I'm just gonna watch closely now.

How exciting! Can't wait to see the baby!!!

 

[glassdragonfly]

 

[ChocolateWingTheRooster]

Oml keep us updated! I just searched up the bird and it is absolutely beautiful! Hopefully it hatches!

 

[Ebony Rose]

If it still seems stuck after tomorrow (12 hours or so), you may consider using tweezers to gently remove the membrane near the beak, pulling it back over the head, towards the eye. Once the eye and head are freed, your little one might get the strength to kick that shell off. As always, if it bleeds, stop. A bit of clean toilet tissue laid on the bleeding area will help stop the blood flow. I've had good success tilting the egg nearly upside down over my hand, once their head has been released from the membrane, and allowing gravity to help free the chick (right into my hand). Use caution with this method, as you don't want to yank the egg shell away from the umbilical cord, and using this method nearly ensures that the chick is still attached to the shell. I typically allow the chick, attached to the egg, to warm back up in the incubator for an hour or so (hoping that it will dry up enough to kick the shell off of it) and if it's still hung up on the shell snip it loose with scissors. Never pull the shell off, as it's possible to disembowel the chick that way. If you have to go to these lengths to save the chick, be aware that it may or may not survive, and also be aware that not going to such lengths is likely a death sentence to the chick. Just saying... if it doesn't make it, then it wasn't going to make it.

 

[Theblackpukeko]

Good news: it hatched on its own! Sitting in the bator now to dry. I think the coconut oil was the critical thing here. Sadly I missed the hatch and I only saw it for about ten minutes before I had to go to work. Pictures will follow!

 

[Papa John59]

Well done Mate!