What do I do?

[Tambam6810]

Hi, I am incubating my first eggs. Yesterday day 31, one of the eggs pipped and I know you aren’t meant to help. So this morning (24 hours later) the duckling had hardly made any progress. I helped by removing the broken bits of shell carefully. It looks like the membrane is brown and may have shrunk. The ducks beak is out so still singing but don’t want to harm the little one by helping too much. Advice please?

 

[PippinTheChicken]

@Sally Sunshine did a article about helping chicks

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Fingers crossed for a successful hatch.

 

[Fuchsia]

Hello
Welcome to BYC!! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC! Have you misted the membrane?
You can post a thread in the incubating section with "HELP" in your title.
I'm not very knowledgeable with hatching, but we have some members who follow the hatching threads and can advise you.
Best of luck with your hatch!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
If the membrane dried out you can put a little coconut oil on it and put it back in the incubator.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
If the membrane dried out you can put a little coconut oil on it and put it back in the incubator.

Extending on this. If you decide to put some coconut oil on it, gently apply it onto the membrane with a paintbrush.
If you drop it on, there is a risk of drowning the chick

 

[CluckerFamily]

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck.