Eggs Wobbling/No pip....Help please!!!

[halo]

Just sit back and watch. Mother Nature knows how to get these babies out just fine.

 

[bbethea104]

Just sit back and watch. Mother Nature knows how to get these babies out just fine.

Thank you...I think it will be the next to zip. Its a pretty big pip

 

[Quailsong]

OK, HELP PLEASE!!! I just noticed another is pipped but its on the side, towards the middle but between the middle of the egg and the small pointy end....do I need to help this one?? He is still wobbling so I know right now he is fine...when should I help if I need to??

It's my understanding that you should never help a chick out of their egg. If they can't do it themselves then it's likely they're too weak to live anyways. That's my take on it though, but unless you don't mind taking care of a disabled chick & give it special needs as an adult, I would just let nature take its course. (One of the hardest things to do, imo out of all chicken-raising)

 

[bbethea104]

It's my understanding that you should never help a chick out of their egg. If they can't do it themselves then it's likely they're too weak to live anyways. That's my take on it though, but unless you don't mind taking care of a disabled chick & give it special needs as an adult, I would just let nature take its course. (One of the hardest things to do, imo out of all chicken-raising)

That's what my husband said so Im just waiting. Thank you bunches

 

[Quailsong]

That's what my husband said so Im just waiting. Thank you bunches

I wish you the best. Keep patient! Do some chores or write a story or something to get your mind off it for now.

 

[bbethea104]

I wish you the best. Keep patient! Do some chores or write a story or something to get your mind off it for now.

Im actually getting ready to leave for a bit to go to the local chicken sale...so that'll help some. But Im sure Ill be calling my daughter every so often wanting to know if another has hatched LOL

 

[Quailsong]

Im actually getting ready to leave for a bit to go to the local chicken sale...so that'll help some. But Im sure Ill be calling my daughter every so often wanting to know if another has hatched LOL

That sounds like a plan! Just make sure she knows not to open them up either.

Best of luck w/ the chicken sale! (like actual live hens? or eggs/meat?)

 

[bbethea104]

That sounds like a plan! Just make sure she knows not to open them up either.

Best of luck w/ the chicken sale! (like actual live hens? or eggs/meat?)

Thank you and will do

The sale has it all from general household items, to eating eggs, to hatching eggs, chicks, to full grown chickens of every breed

 

[Quailsong]

That sounds like a lot of fun. I haven't looked into my new area yet (moving this summer) but I'll keep out for a similar type of event. Thank you for making it known to me. Have lots of fun!

 

[cmom]

I Agree with the other posts. I have helped many chicks hatch. This is the way I look at it, if they they have pipped but not hatched after a few hours I check to see if the chick is stuck. If it is, I moisten around the pip or zip and carefully break away some of the shell like the chick would when zipping. If I see any blood vessels I stop and put the chick back into the hatcher. After a couple of hours or so have past, I check the progress of the chick. One of the biggest problems I have found with many people who incubate and hatch chicks is that they are afraid to put the humidity to high during lockdown. (I keep mine around 75%) The chicks need the humidity so they can turn in their shells to zip and hatch. I just had a hatch that started yesterday. Out of 61 good eggs so far, 4 eggs left to hatch. I helped 4 chicks and so far so good. If you aren't careful the chicks can die and many do but if they are doomed anyway some assistance isn't always a bad thing. The humidity need to be lower during incubation as the eggs need to loose some moisture so the chicks can develop. If the humidity is to high during incubation then the chicks can drown in their shell. I keep my humidity 35% to 40% during incubation and the last 3 days during lockdown I bring it up to 75%. When the chicks hatch the humidity will go up more over 80% but that is ok as it will come back down as the chicks dry out some. Good luck and have fun...