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Hi! I had a chick hatch with a yolk sac still intact. I left it in a cup in the incubator but looks like there hasn’t been any progress in absorption 24 hours later. It seems as if it’s drying out, but will it fall of or should I clamp it? Thanks!

Thats exactly where my thoughts were going. Fingers crossed and I’ll update as soon as I know something 😊

Took better pictures tonight. First picture is of the chick (still alive, moves occasionally). Second pic is the spot in question (top left of egg) and a milky black spot (?) under the yolk area. The “milky” spot is not the chick. It jiggles when turned but never makes a movement of its own. So...

The chick is definitely still alive because I see movement. I’m keeping my fingers crossed and praying for the best!

I didn’t figure it was common because I googled it and couldn’t find any answers or images to match 🤷‍♀️

No. I received these eggs and an incubator from a lady who decided to “get out of” chickens. I didn’t know until after that the eggs she gave me were already being set on by a couple hens. So I had one incubator with 14 eggs at different stages of development, and she couldn’t even tell me how...

Hi everyone! New chicken owner here and I’m incubating my first batch of eggs. One egg has a black spot on the inside of the yolk (see pic attached). Chick is alive and moving around on the other side and the few times I’ve candled it, the black spot hasn’t moved. After I took this picture, I...