Hands on hatching and help

Jada22 said:

They went in to lockdown last night. I did candle the egg and he does seem to be developing, I can just see veins near the air sac the rest of the egg is dark. I did read the article, Just not too sure when is too early and when is too late to make a safety hole, hopefully I’ll have a better idea on what’s going on when they start pipping.

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BelovedPoultry said:

safety holes should be made 18-24 hours after the chick has internally pipped if there is no progress. After 24 hours, the chick is at risk of suffocating, from what others have said, 30+ hours with no external pip and no safety hole is often fatal. At that point the chick likely won't survive without assistance, if it is still alive.
You'll have to keep an eye on this one because of the candle wax, it may make it harder for him to hatch. If baby is able to, once he begins to zip, you *may* have to help by removing any wax in the way. But take it step by step! Hopefully this little one will make it!

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AmberKnits said:

My little grey chick...it's not getting better. I'm trying to be vigilant about getting it water, and vitamins a few times a day - but it actually seems worse.
It immediately falls to its right side. If I lay it on its left, it flips to its right. It just spins in circles on its side.
I think when I'm holding it, it's legs tremble. I took a video, but it too big to share here.

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Jada22 said:

How do I know when I can assist further? I think my chicks got shrink wrapped, they had made external pips over 24 hours ago but nothing further so I opened a little over the air cell and noticed they seem shrink wrapped. I probably let the humidity drop too much opening it to take out.

There were 3 eggs like this, one after I opened it a little he started to push and got himself out not long later, the other one bled slightly, just a drop of blood and he seems fine. This one I think I’m seeing active veins here so should leave him be awhile? I’m just not sure how long to wait.

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Jada22 said:

She’s actually now trying to push her foot out of the shell her foot is over her head

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Jada22 said:

She’s actually now trying to push her foot out of the shell her foot is over her head

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Jada22 said:

How do I know when I can assist further? I think my chicks got shrink wrapped, they had made external pips over 24 hours ago but nothing further so I opened a little over the air cell and noticed they seem shrink wrapped. I probably let the humidity drop too much opening it to take out.

There were 3 eggs like this, one after I opened it a little he started to push and got himself out not long later, the other one bled slightly, just a drop of blood and he seems fine. This one I think I’m seeing active veins here so should leave him be awhile? I’m just not sure how long to wait.

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Jada22 said:

How do I know when I can assist further? I think my chicks got shrink wrapped, they had made external pips over 24 hours ago but nothing further so I opened a little over the air cell and noticed they seem shrink wrapped. I probably let the humidity drop too much opening it to take out.

There were 3 eggs like this, one after I opened it a little he started to push and got himself out not long later, the other one bled slightly, just a drop of blood and he seems fine. This one I think I’m seeing active veins here so should leave him be awhile? I’m just not sure how long to wait.

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