CorinneBHappy
In the Brooder
- Feb 26, 2020
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Ok, so I posted yesterday about a low pipper who successfully hatched (phew). So 2 down and 1 to go...I have just the 3rd egg left in the incubator. We are at Day 21 almost to the hour, heading into the beginning of Day 22.
The last egg is very thick. I haven't been able to successfully candle it at all the entire time. I took the chance and now at day 21 I swear I heard a little scraping inside earlier...I did the float test and it was for sure moving on it's own, quite a lot actually. My concern is it wasn't floating "well" meaning the air sack doesn't seem to be large. It was upright in the water but barely above the surface if at all.
Is it time to intervene or is that ok? I'm not sure if the chick could possibly puncture the air sac and eventually suffocate, and at what point would that happen? They all went in at the same time and the other two pipped at nearly the same moment about 30 hours ago.
Follow up question is if I do in fact need to make a pip hole for the chick how do I know where to make it since I can't candle to see the air sac line or whether the chick has made an internal pip?
Thanks so much for your help!! I'd be so very pleased to get all 3 chicks on the first try!!!!
The last egg is very thick. I haven't been able to successfully candle it at all the entire time. I took the chance and now at day 21 I swear I heard a little scraping inside earlier...I did the float test and it was for sure moving on it's own, quite a lot actually. My concern is it wasn't floating "well" meaning the air sack doesn't seem to be large. It was upright in the water but barely above the surface if at all.
Is it time to intervene or is that ok? I'm not sure if the chick could possibly puncture the air sac and eventually suffocate, and at what point would that happen? They all went in at the same time and the other two pipped at nearly the same moment about 30 hours ago.
Follow up question is if I do in fact need to make a pip hole for the chick how do I know where to make it since I can't candle to see the air sac line or whether the chick has made an internal pip?
Thanks so much for your help!! I'd be so very pleased to get all 3 chicks on the first try!!!!