Urgent!! Assisted hatching! Chick is out!

[Mpirgou]

Hey y’all,

I had 6 out of 7 eggs hatch under a broody and it is day 24 and the one still hasn’t hatched.
I decided to create a piphole since I didn’t hear or see movement while candling and the chick is still alive but has not internally peeped.

What should I do?! I moistened the inner membrane and put it in the incubator with 75% humidity. Should I pip the inner membrane? It’s still wiggles around every so often but no peeping.

Please any advice is appreciated.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

@Kiki @MGG (I know that she posted that she was going to bed a little while ago. Just figured I'd try in case Kiki wasn't available)

 

[Kiki]

Hey y’all,

I had 6 out of 7 eggs hatch under a broody and it is day 24 and the one still hasn’t hatched.
I decided to create a piphole since I didn’t hear or see movement while candling and the chick is still alive but has not internally peeped.

What should I do?! I moistened the inner membrane and put it in the incubator with 75% humidity. Should I pip the inner membrane? It’s still wiggles around every so often but no peeping.

Please any advice is appreciated.

No.
Do not break the membrane.

 

[Kiki]

Can you get a clear photo of the egg while candling it right now?

 

[Mpirgou]

Can you get a clear photo of the egg while candling it right now?

What should I candle? I already opened the shell on the air cell when I pipped it

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Thank you @Kiki

 

[loreligillett]

Has the chick been moving very much?

 

[Mpirgou]

Has the chick been moving very much?

Yes it has, especially when I tap on the incubator.

 

[loreligillett]

I once had to fully assist in hatching a chick. Over the course of a few hours I slowly chipped away shell and peeled away membrane. I later learned the chick had dislocated legs, which I successfully braced, and would not have been able to hatch on its own.
You may need to puncture the membrane to allow oxygen in the egg, which will strengthen the chick. Candle before doing so as to not disrupt any veins.

 

[Mpirgou]

I once had to fully assist in hatching a chick. Over the course of a few hours I slowly chipped away shell and peeled away membrane. I later learned the chick had dislocated legs, which I successfully braced, and would not have been able to hatch on its own.
You may need to puncture the membrane to allow oxygen in the egg, which will strengthen the chick. Candle before doing so as to not disrupt any veins.

Wow, well when I moistened the membrane I noticed a few large veins, so maybe it is not ready to hatch? If I made and small air hole away from the veins will it begin to draw in its veins?

Sorry for all the questions I’m a newbie at this :/