Good idea! Thank you!

Thanks for the tip! Sounds good! Best of luck!

Can you film it next time you have to?

I recommend warm water and q tips do you don't accidentally drown the baby ... have had to help several. My daughter did one at 10 yo (perfectly) and it's so im portant that people understand that if there is bleeding, apply light pressure with qtip and STOP... so many video of people just ripping at the membrane while there is blood, not realizing the baby is not ready! 😢

That’s my question, how long do I wait to assist? Our little one has been pipped since last night. No progress with the actual egg, same hole is there but now we can hear him chirping. Idk when to assist, can you help please?

@LogacysAquaticLove I’d go on now and help. At this point it’s a gamble. In 12 hours, they should hatch on their own. Best of luck!!!!

@@harmonhomestead7434 thank you very much! I’m sorry I thought I replied back! First ever hatch so I was freaking out! Lol

Thank you! 👍

If the chick has pipped and not made it out of the shell within 12 hours, I would intervene as a last resort. The more you hatch, the more you will get a sense for when it is time to intervene. Most healthy chicks will unzip quickly. 12 hours has been our “golden hour” for intervention.

I have some that are pipping and we're ar day 23 & idk what to do

Also, there's no start of a crack in the remaining eggs. I think they're shrink wrapped

I’d let them try to hatch because some runs take longer than others.

@@redbarron22 we’ll do a video on incubating troubleshooting since we’ve had several of the same questions. Try to candle at least every 3 days to check fertility. Use a good incubator- we use Hovabator Genesis and it is well worth it. Make sure your temp and humidity are accurate and run at the normal range. Make sure your eggs are turned every day at least 3 times daily until day 18. If all else fails, you may just have had a tough run of eggs to hatch. We’ve had a shrink rapped egg on every batch that we’ve hatched this year when normally we don’t so the weather may be affecting our hatches.

I’ve never assisted quail, I’m sorry! If they’ve pipped all the way through the shell and you don’t see the membrane, they have a good chance of hatching in my experience. Best of luck!!

Let it be for now. You can hear chicks chirp before they hatch sometimes. I wouldn’t help out just yet. 😊

Everything is so fragile, I understand!

@@harmonhomestead7434 I had to completely assist one duckling yesterday, so much that she pushed out into my hand. (Got that on video) but her sister is on 48 hours from pip right now and still isn’t ready . Blood vessels are still present. But I keep a bowl of warm water, several tubes of tweezers, Vaseline (for blood) q tips for assisting and then finally wrapped her back up with a wet paper towel to put back in the bator. She’s shrink wrapped but not bad and I’m worried about this one. Have you had any go past 48 hours, be shrink wrapped and still not be ready?

@@harmonhomestead7434 oh and I thought you had an Alabama accent. I’m in rural Alabama too! Near Dothan.

From pip time, the longest I have went and been successful at hatching by hand would be 24 hours. After that is seems to be a toss up. I’ve never hatched ducklings by an incubator so it may be different than with chickens. Best of luck! Let us know how it goes!!

This Alabama accent is irreplaceable! 😂 glad to see some home folks on here! Welcome!

I’ve never heard of that myself. Maybe wait until they are bigger and stronger before integrating. I wonder what caused no feathers? Was it fully developed?

Yes! And did just fine! 😊

@@harmonhomestead7434 Oh, that's great, good job!🐣

How long has it been since it’s pipped or made the hole?

@@harmonhomestead7434 its all good the embryo was just stuck to it just a little bleeding from the umbelical cord but its kickin and moving and sleeping and breathing

Wait until you see a pip before helping. Sorry for the delayed response, we just got this comment for some reason!

Pip to zip is ideally within 12 hours. I have had a few go up to 24 and make it on their own without intervention. Best of luck!

How long has the chick looked that way? If it has been at least 12 hours, I personally would go on and help it out as a last resort. It doesn’t sound very hopeful. The membrane will be stuck on like concrete. I’ve had success to continue to peel without water. Best of luck!!

It may, but since it worked dry, I have used it since with no trouble. I have seen good results with both though!

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLlxh82rrtfMd2Q.html So many factors can take place. I tried to do a comprehensive video on this subject. Maybe this information can help.

Thanks

It might work! I don’t see why it would hurt. I just wanted to be able to see what I was peeling while I was getting the chick out. Good idea!

@@harmonhomestead7434 Hi, thanks for your response.I wasn't trying to be rude, I've seen other hatchers hold the egg in moist wash towels,or paper towels while peeling, and doing assisted egg hatching rescues.

@moongypsyguerrero1925 oh no, I didn’t think so at all! 😊 I might have to try it again to see if that will help. Thank you!!

@@harmonhomestead7434 ☺️

We’ve had great success so far. We have intervened for 3 and all are happy and healthy. Either way, it’s a toss up.

Being new to this I lost a few on my first batch. I was heartbroken. I decided I was going to jump in and help. I know they say not to but the ones I did lived and are doing great. Second clutch I had same problem. I believe the more I study it is all about the humidity. I now have upgraded my incubator. Praying it works better with holding the humidity.

Best of luck!!

I made the same mistake by listening to everyone on the internet. Now I follow my gut. I raise ducks and I know when it’s time to intervene. Just pay close attention after they internally pip, if they don’t externally pip within 24 hours you’ll need to make a safety hole unless the chick will use up all the air in the air sac and suffocate. If mine don’t begin to externally pip within another 24 hours I will make the safety hole larger, tap and talk to the chick to stimulate it as well. If still no progress is made I will intervene as long as there are no visible veins. I have not lost even one with intervention. Please don’t listen to people that say not to help, you could quite possibly be letting a perfectly healthy chick die that just wasn’t able to turn or was malpositioned. Sometimes a chick will not turn and begin pecking at the inside of the egg without piping into the air sac. When this happens you’ll see a grey bruise on the shell. You will immediately have to put a safety hole over the bruise unless your chick will suffocate and die. Adding the safety hole will give him the air he needs. When a chick is breech it will likely need assistance with hatching, but I’ve seen many breech chicks hatch on their own. We get very personally invested after watching these babies grow, and it’s a shame to turn your back on them when they could very easily be saved, exactly like the women in this video did! Go with your gut and intuition, not everyone on the internet is a professional with all the answers. ☺️ Good luck to you! ❤️

​@@AmysBabies_AnimalRehabber.Thank you for your informative response. I have baby silkie chicks hatching one after another at this time as I write this and now I will know what to do if it seems like about time to jump in and help the chickie babies. Thank you so much and God bless!