Unexpected hatching - help!

[Theblackpukeko]

Chick number two is out! It didn't get all parts of the membrane cut during zipping, so it got stuck. After hours, I carefully took it out of the bator and just severed those tiny pieces of membrane. It pushed right out into my hands!
Now the only one left is the one that never even pipped. I just made the air hole a tiny bit bigger and was able to see some veins still there. That one will need a bit longer, I was just confused as to why it already internally pipped even though two days later the veins are still not absorbed. It clearly didn't externally pip because it wasn't ready to hatch yet.

 

[aart]

Great news!
Yeah, waitingwaitingwaiting...then boom, they start popping out all over!!
Glad you have at least 2 new chicks to grow up together.

How's the pukeko doing?
Will you put these other chicks in with it?

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[Aunt Angus]

How do I always miss these things???? SO EXCITING!!!! Congrats on your new feathered family! I am definitely following this!!!

I worked ar a bird rescue for years. No pukeko out here in Cslifornia, but there is no right/wrong way to feed babies. It's the super tiny, featherless, eyes closed babies that require careful feeding (so as not to aspirate them or tear crops). You did it perfectly! For our carnivorous fowl, we would puree meat or use baby food and use a syringe or just hand feed.

It's just so darned EXCITING!!!

BTW: Found a link with lots of great info about wild birds in your corner of the globe. Sounds like your little one will def think you're mama and fit right in.

 

[Theblackpukeko]

@aart thanks for the info! The pukeko is growing super fast. Yes, I will attempt to make them all comrades, because that's what I had in mind from the beginning. It's just a bit lonely on it's own, especially when I'm at work, so I would love for it to have some siblings! We'll see how it goes.

I have more great news: when I woke up just now, I found that the last egg has started zipping, using the air hole I made! Updates will follow

@Aunt Angus I found that same link last week! However, since the pukeko is doing fine, I decided to keep the diet that I started with. We have great earthworm spots out here
That's a lot of useful information! I will keep it all in mind for the starling eggs, if they hatch and don't get trampled by the chicks in the incubator first...

 

[Theblackpukeko]

They are all hatched and well! They're sitting in the incubator because I read that you're supposed to leave them in for 24 hours.

Sadly, they rummaged around a bit too much (which is why I'm thinking about taking them out of the bator a bit earlier). One of my starling eggs now has two tiny cracks. One of them is feelable and directly on top of the air cell. The other one smaller and in the middle of the egg. The embryo is still moving and well, and there's no fluid leaking out, but I have absolutely no knowledge of this matter. Maybe one of you can help? What would you recommend me to do now?

 

[Aunt Angus]

@aart thanks for the info! The pukeko is growing super fast. Yes, I will attempt to make them all comrades, because that's what I had in mind from the beginning. It's just a bit lonely on it's own, especially when I'm at work, so I would love for it to have some siblings! We'll see how it goes.

I have more great news: when I woke up just now, I found that the last egg has started zipping, using the air hole I made! Updates will follow

@Aunt Angus I found that same link last week! However, since the pukeko is doing fine, I decided to keep the diet that I started with. We have great earthworm spots out here
That's a lot of useful information! I will keep it all in mind for the starling eggs, if they hatch and don't get trampled by the chicks in the incubator first...

What great adventures you are having! I love it!!!

 

[Theblackpukeko]

Both eggs that are due tomorrow internally pipped today, and one of them externally pipped already! Everything is happening so fast xD

 

[webbysmeme]

Both eggs that are due tomorrow internally pipped today, and one of them externally pipped already! Everything is happening so fast xD

Congrats on your babies!

 

[Theblackpukeko]

They are together! At first, they were hunting each other, pecking and screaming. To my surprise, it was the chicks hunting the pukeko, even though they're only a day old and she's double their size! But after a couple of hours, they are now peacefully sleeping together, cuddling and snuggling!

 

[aart]

Good you took the chook chicks out of the bator.
I didn't realize you had other eggs in there....starlings?!?
Girl, you may have the beginning of an incubating addiction!