Zipping Help

[mcs9886]

I have two chicks hatching. One is out now the other started to zip while we were gone. He doesn't look like he's alive anyone. It's a bad picture through the glass but does he look ok? Somehow humidity went up to 88% while we were gone, it was at 65% when we left. I have it back down to normal hatching humidity.

 

[aart]

Can you see it's beak?
Make sure the beak it clear so chick can breathe.
It might be resting, it's a side pip(not in air cell)and can take twice as long to finish zipping and get out(~24 hours).

Have you read the assisted hatching info?
@WVduckchick will know how to link it, and be much more help than I here.


When a chick hatches the humidity rises form the moisture on the chick and in that egg shell, it's fine.

 

[WVduckchick]

Did this one hatch??

For future reference, once a zip starts (which looks like the one in the picture was definitely zipping) they should finish the zip within an hour. They will pause for brief moments, but overall, a full zip shouldn’t take too long. If mine stop for more than 10-15 minutes without making another hit, I’m removing the air cell end of the shell for them.

 

[mcs9886]

I didn't see a beak or movement from taping or shining a light. The humidity did jump really high from the other chick hatching. I haven't been home in several hours, my son checked and still looks the same.

 

[WVduckchick]

I didn't see a beak or movement from taping or shining a light. The humidity did jump really high from the other chick hatching. I haven't been home in several hours, my son checked and still looks the same.

Probably not a good sign if it hasn’t hatched by now.

And yea, it’s normal for the humidity to jump when some start hatching. They are wet, so it’s like throwing a sponge in the incubator. But it will go back down on its own, no problem.

 

[mcs9886]

Im so sad . This will be the second batch that only had one hatch. This is my third time hatching, I can't take them not hatching. I don't plan on hatching anymore.

 

[aart]

For future reference, once a zip starts (which looks like the one in the picture was definitely zipping) they should finish the zip within an hour.

Ehhh...I've had zip pauses longer than an hour, as long as beak is clear and chick is breathing I wait.

 

[ChickensAndYoga]

Did you ever go in to help and/or check? I hope all is well.

 

[WVduckchick]

Ehhh...I've had zip pauses longer than an hour, as long as beak is clear and chick is breathing I wait.

Really? I’ve had too many die in mid-zip. If they have started zipping, I feel they are ready, so I’ll pop the cap and let them kick out on their own. My lavender Orpingtons were especially bad about it.

 

[WVduckchick]

Im so sad . This will be the second batch that only had one hatch. This is my third time hatching, I can't take them not hatching. I don't plan on hatching anymore.

So sorry.
Please keep trying. I know it’s heartbreaking, and but it does get easier. Your process improves every time and you learn more with each hatch. Losing them is never easy, but sadly it happens.