Update at end! Would you assist this wrong end pip?

[mtma]

It's been 18-20 hours. I have moistened the membrane, but it keeps drying. Humidity is as high as I can get it, 67% currently. Saved this egg from the coop (mom gave up on it). Pip is on smaller end. Should I help, and if so, how??

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

I would, using this guide.

Best of luck!

 

[Smileybans]

Here’s the reference I used to save my malpositioned chick. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/
I had to help mine otherwise she wouldn’t have been able to make it out of the shell. Give the link a read. But what I did was make the pip hole a bit bigger and checked for veins. When I saw there were none I opened the membrane to help her out. By the time I did help her out she had gotten weaker.

@FoodFreedomNow I was just typing this as you posted.

 

[Tonyroo]

You need to get that chick out of the egg before it dies in the shell or develop disabilities. Use tweezer to peel the shell away then peel the membrane carefully till most it is gone then let the chick rest.

Stick a semi wet sponge in the incubator to raise the humidity.

 

[mtma]

Am I doing g this right?????

 

[Tonyroo]

Yes but do it quickly and put the chick back. It's drying out doing outside the incubator.

 

[mtma]

Do I just do a little like that or the whole shell?

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Am I doing g this right?????View attachment 2632038

It looks correct so far. If there are no veins you can pull the membrane back from the chick.

If you see any bleeding, stop immediately and apply pressure. Put it back in the bator.

 

[Tonyroo]

Is it chirping or moving around?

 

[mtma]

I saw a little pink blood.