Cheryl Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 My new babies have hatched, they are adorable!. ...but there are two other eggs with chirping and pipped but not making progress, how long should I leave before intervention?...it's been about 7 hours ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I wouldn't intervene just yet. They stop and have a little rest every now and then. It is an exhausting business. If you start to help before the chick has worked its way right round the egg, you risk tearing a blood vessel, and what might look like just a little blood, can be a catastrophic loss to a chick. Some don'tin help chicks out at all, believing that mother nature knows best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 One of mine took about 12 hours. One I helped out after it had made no progress in almost 20 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 Ok, I will be patient but I will keep a check...The other question is... when can I put the newborns into the brooder with the other chicks which are 4 days old? into here...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
