Hen helping with hatching

minicoopers · Tuesday at 6:35 PM

Hi all, need your help. I am hatching Silkies with a broody Maran. This will be the Maran’s 2nd time hatch. I just saw one egg is starting to open, the outer layer of the shell is off in some places. As I watched the mom started pecking aggressively at the egg and when it was moving around I could see 2 bloody holes in the egg. I could hear peeping but unsure if this is normal. I don’t believe this chick is ready to fully hatch. Should I intervene in any way?

Blue Raptor · Tuesday at 6:57 PM

minicoopers said:
Hi all, need your help. I am hatching Silkies with a broody Maran. This will be the Maran’s 2nd time hatch. I just saw one egg is starting to open, the outer layer of the shell is off in some places. As I watched the mom started pecking aggressively at the egg and when it was moving around I could see 2 bloody holes in the egg. I could hear peeping but unsure if this is normal. I don’t believe this chick is ready to fully hatch. Should I intervene in any way?

Don’t let the mama peck at the egg!

Blue Raptor · Tuesday at 6:58 PM

If the mama won’t stop pecking at the egg, you might have to take it away until it is fully hatched. Are there any other eggs hatching yet? Is the mama pecking at them too?

Blue Raptor · Tuesday at 6:59 PM

@sourland
@Wyorp Rock

minicoopers · Tuesday at 7:23 PM

There are no others that have started to hatch. I was hoping they would hatch while she is sleeping and she wouldn’t bother with them. Should I try to save the bloody egg and put it in an incubator? What humidity? It’s still breathing and chirping just not ready.

minicoopers · Tuesday at 7:24 PM

Blue Raptor said:
@sourland
@Wyorp Rock

Sorry I replied to my own post. Should I remove it and put in an incubator? No others are hatching yet, today is day 21.

minicoopers · Tuesday at 7:28 PM

Blue Raptor said:
If the mama won’t stop pecking at the egg, you might have to take it away until it is fully hatched. Are there any other eggs hatching yet? Is the mama pecking at them too?

Would I put it in an incubator? No others are hatching.

Blue Raptor · Tuesday at 7:59 PM

minicoopers said:
Sorry I replied to my own post. Should I remove it and put in an incubator? No others are hatching yet, today is day 21.

If the mama is pecking at it- yes. Sorry, I don’t know what humidity, I’ve never had an incubator. Sourland, who I tagged above, might know.

Chickens are awsome · Tuesday at 8:43 PM

65-70% Humidity would be best I think

minicoopers · Wednesday at 5:38 PM

Hi, iv

Chickens are awsome said:
65-70% Humidity would be best I think

Ive had 2 today that are chirping but their shells are cracked and distorted. One was pushed out of the nest. I opened and the chick was blue. I just noticed the 2nd egg that looked the same as the one that died. It’s still chirping but again the outside is getting a little harder. Should I try the incubator with this one? I had two others hatch fine, egg split in 2 clean pieces. Thanks for your help

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