What do I do?!?

[catch22]

I agree, I wouldn't do safety holes until you see internal pips. Just candle twice a day to check for them, and do the safety hole once you see them

I am also afraid that I may have safety holed too soon on a couple of the eggs, they looked as if they might have pipped so I put a hole and then I opened a bit further after that and no actual internal pip. Do I seal back up with wax or leave?

 

[Knighstar679]

I am also afraid that I may have safety holed too soon on a couple of the eggs, they looked as if they might have pipped so I put a hole and then I opened a bit further after that and no actual internal pip. Do I seal back up with wax or leave?

For me I just crank up the humidity I don’t know that sealing it up is a good idea

 

[catch22]

For me I just crank up the humidity I don’t know that sealing it up is a good idea

Do you usually start getting sticky chicks when you do that? I cranked it up a while ago, as this was my thought as well. Went down there to check and I had three eggs where there were bubbles around nostrils or it looked like there was just too much fluid going on in the egg. I may have made the wrong move, but I went ahead and pulled their beaks out and tried to keep all the blood vessels intact. They still have a lot of yolk to absorb, but I figured it was this or they would drown in the fluid. Not moving much, but not sure if that is due to heat or me pulling their heads out (gently). I saw an article where someone wrapped a hatch chick in a towel and fed sugar water with a nutri-drench, wondering if I should try this after giving them a little time to see if they want to fight it out.

 

[Knighstar679]

Do you usually start getting sticky chicks when you do that? I cranked it up a while ago, as this was my thought as well. Went down there to check and I had three eggs where there were bubbles around nostrils or it looked like there was just too much fluid going on in the egg. I may have made the wrong move, but I went ahead and pulled their beaks out and tried to keep all the blood vessels intact. They still have a lot of yolk to absorb, but I figured it was this or they would drown in the fluid. Not moving much, but not sure if that is due to heat or me pulling their heads out (gently). I saw an article where someone wrapped a hatch chick in a towel and fed sugar water with a nutri-drench, wondering if I should try this after giving them a little time to see if they want to fight it out.

Hopefully @Pyxis can weigh in. As I have had a few problems similar but it was the egg gunk that dried to be like cement

 

[Pyxis]

I usually mist my eggs for the last few days before lockdown to cut down on 'sticky' hatches. I don't think it's a humidity issue from humidity being too high, I think it's more of a thing where they don't lost enough moisture during the incubation period, which misting helps with.