[Plukie]

I hate time zones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[huskymom]

me too!!... I´m biting my hands off right now.... nails have been long gone now....

 

[Kfontan]

It should be today. Right? :wacko:

The poor little thing must be exhausted breaking through an egg.

 

[Avalon_Princess]

It's 6:48 am Australia time now, so Bea should be on within the next twelve hours LOL.

 

[Bea]

The egg hasn't cracked more than it was when i went to bed, and i haven't heard it cheep since then either (admitted i have been asleep for 7 or 8 of those hours). But i'm worried that it hasn't cracked the egg more.

 

[huskymom]

I´ve read somtimes they take a while to go out.... but I would keep an eye in case you needed to help them hatch.......

Oh my.... I can´t wait!!!... too bad I have to go now and won´t be bakc till tomorrow... hope to see great news by then....

 

[Plukie]

I don't know anything about it Bea, but would it hurt if you sort of helped it crack a bit more? Or maybe the little baby is tired out from trying to break out and is having a break. I really don't know what to suggest, I just hope that all is well.

 

[Bea]

I would be so scared to try to help in case i did more harm than good. I've read that if you help when it's not necessary it just slows things down, but there are all sorts of things to avoid when you're helping and it sounds scary.

 

[Plukie]

Oooo, best leave it alone then and hope that all is well. I think I would be scared as well to do anything, I just hope that Cookie and Bailee know what they are doing, maybe they will help it a little bit.

 

[birdieness]

oh bea. i hope he didn't die in his shell. That would be very sad. Don't give up hope yet. Just make sure cookie sits tight and keeps the little egg warm.

 

[Laura]

It hasn't been more then 72 hrs so I wouldn't start worrying yet some of them just take a little longer to come out.

 

[xxxSpikexxx]

The baby is probably having a little break

 

[Kirby]

I agree

 

[Bea]

It's been 12 hrs since it cracked the hole in the egg and it hasn't changed since then. I'm getting more and more worried. I still haven't heard it cheeping either.

 

[Bea]

I made the decision to open the egg a little more, see if i could help at all. But the chick had indeed died in its shell. RIP little chicky. It's eyes looked slightly sunken and it never moved the tiniest bit.

I have to ask, from the time when the chick started cheeping to when i decided to open the egg the colour of the egg became darker and darker, it looked almost bruised. Is this a normal part of hatching? The chick continued to cheep despite the colour change so i just assumed that it wasn't anything to worry about.

Now there is more than likely only one fertile egg left in the nest box. I hope that little chicky can make it out of the shell so it can become a spoilt only child.

 

[allen]

awwwwww so sorry bea

 

[feathers]

im so sorry

 

[Plukie]

Awwww, I'm so sorry Bea. I think you did the right thing though by leaving it to nature. If the chick had been healthy, then he would have been able to crack out of the shell by himself. Maybe, just maybe there was something wrong with the baby inside. Let's hope the next one will be ok.

 

[Bea]

I've been told the problem could have been that the humidity was too low for the egg to hatch. So, i've shut the heating vent in my room (brrrrr), and i'm regularly misting the nest box as well as misting Cookie and Bailee's tummies when they pop out for a break. There is a fish tank and a bowl of water in the room which should both help increase humidity in the room. Hopefully all this will make the difference when the next egg is hatching.

 

[Plukie]

Wow, there is so much to it isn't there. It's not just a case of mate and then bring the babies up. Well, fingers crossed for the next one.