Vegetable Soup Hatch-a-long eggs are here!

[Slothinc]

If you have a q tip, you can dip it in warm water or oil and moisten the white part of the membrane to see the veins a little clearer! It looks to me like he may be close to being ready. Is he making frequent chewing motions still?

When I assist, I take a little more shell off, wet the membrane, then tear the whole around the beak a bit bigger, enough for the head to come through. Then I put back in the incubator and let the baby push out when they are ready. So exciting!

I think it will be a light colored chick! I definitely don’t see black!

 

[GreenJay]

Blue egg = blue chick?

come on veggie soup chicks! Let's go Barley!

 

[gimmie birdies]

The eggs are on day 20, last night they were peeping, I had not heard that earlier, and this morning i saw them wiggling eggs. I will help tomorrow if they are still in their eggs, I would like them to kick off their own egg shells. I think they are taking so long, because of shipping shock, and getting the incubator flipped,

 

[Slothinc]

Having hatched a lot of shipped eggs, I would suggest helping immediately, if they were peeping yesterday and today not so much. I have lost many babies to waiting too long to help. But never lose them if I help early on, before they get too weak.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I am going to wait a bit longer, Barley is almost out.
Below are Montana chicks.

 

[Slothinc]

I am going to wait a bit longer, Barley is almost out.
Below are Montana chicks.View attachment 4166372
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They are beautiful!!

 

[gimmie birdies]

My DH came to tell me a chick hatched. It is Barley

I gave her a sip of egg yolk water. She is from a tan egg the smallest chick ever.

 

[Slothinc]

My DH came to tell me a chick hatched. It is Barley
View attachment 4166411View attachment 4166412View attachment 4166414I gave her a sip of egg yolk water. She is from a tan egg the smallest chick ever.

Beautiful baby!! Welcome little one!!

How is Kale doing?

 

[gimmie birdies]

Still in egg not helping yet.

 

[Slothinc]

Still in egg not helping yet.

Have you tried to wet the membrane? If the blood veins are very small now, I bet he is ready!!