Problem with twin Japanese quail egg....

[Shu]

So, my quails laid a twin egg. At first I thought the egg was just really big, so I put it in the incubator.

I then double checked and it had two yolks.

But only one yolk is fertile. And they are due to hatch in a day now, but can this baby hatch?

I'm worried that it'll not be able to pip proberly, and then die.

What do I do? What can I do even?

Thanks.

 

[Bird_Lover_17]

@Nabiki

 

[Nabiki]

I'm afraid that it is unlikely to hatch. There's really not much you can do, but hope. When you candle, is there movement? If it's still moving when it's about time to hatch, you might take a look at this article.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

 

[Shu]

The baby is moving. Quite a lot actually.

Three of the other eggs have pipped, about 4 others haven't started yet though. I'm thinking about helping it, but I don't know...

I just don't want to lose anymore baby quails. My incubator got knocked down by one of my cats and I lost around 30-40 fertile eggs. So I jsut really want them to survive.

Thank you so much for the article. It helps so much.

 

[Shu]

Update on the twin egg... It didn't live and when I opened it up it had seemed like the baby was trying to absorb both yolks.

Thanks for the help anyways.

 

[Nabiki]

Update on the twin egg... It didn't live and when I opened it up it had seemed like the baby was trying to absorb both yolks.

Thanks for the help anyways.

I'm sorry for your loss. It's very, very rare for a double yolk egg to make it.