My Kakariki chick probably died in egg

[Bachana]

Hi everyone!

Please I need your opinion about this. My kakariki laid 8 eggs and only 2 of them were fertile. I was candling them often. It has passed 22 days and yesterday one of them hatched and baby feels fine right now, but the second egg had attempts to hatch (it was visible on egg), today I heard voice coming from that egg, probably he tried to come out. In the evening there is no sound, no red vains visible. Its probably dead? I think he was trying to come out for last 2 days ...

please advice, what should I do, should I hatch egg myself now? or in future how to prevent this?

Thanks

 

[SilverSage]

It may still be fine. How is the humidity? The baby could be stuck. Do you see movement when you candle? Sometimes hatch takes several days; if you assist so soon you will kill the chick. If you assist and you don't know what you are doing you will kill the chick. Do you have a breeder locally who can help you?


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[Bachana]

Nope, no movement nothing already for few hours.
in the morning it was shouting and now its like a dead.
Chick was trying to come out since November 5.

 

[SilverSage]

In that case he may be dead; this often happens if the humidity is too high or too low. So you may need to do an emergency assist; you MIGHT be able to save the chick. I wish I was there to help you out.

Search YouTube for Howard Voren Hatch Assist and watch that video before you do ANYTHING!


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[Bachana]

I have attempted now, removed half of the egg membrane slowly, without touching chick, but its not moving, not breathing and its dry... so probably its dead

 

[SilverSage]

Carefully remove him from the shell anyway. I'm sorry but it's best to get the practice now that he cannot be harmed, so you are a bit more prepared next time. This is the painful part of raising birds. The best thing to do now is research as much as you can so that next time you know if, when, and how to assist as well as how to prevent the need for assistance.


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[itzjbean]

Excellent advice from Silversage. I could hear my baby cockatiels' chirping through the egg for at least a few hours before pecking their ways out. With the egg they are absorbing from development theoretically they should have enough energy to get out of the eggs themselves, but sometimes it just doesn't happen that way, they get tired and can't make it out. Sorry to hear of your loss of little baby.