It’s me! Again! Day 19.

[Sloane Chickens]

We went into lockdown yesterday (day 18) had 2 pip at 8 and 9pm (approx)
Had a further 3 pip between 10pm and 6am. another pipped while another hatched. Leaving us with 4 not pipped .


Egg 1 - hatched 15hrs ish after external pip (11:29am)
Egg 2- external pip last night around 9pm ish - it’s made a tiny crack near the pip but no action since.
egg 3- hatched 1:35pm.
egg 4-6 pipped between last night and 1:35pm.
Eggs 7-9 nil action but are rocking.
Egg 10- nil action. Could be infertile. I can’t see into egg.

What do I do about egg 2? It had great movement prior to lockdown.
I’m not sure when I’m meant to assist?
Google (which lead me to a BYC thread) said 24hrs.
Other threads and Google say wait longer.
I don’t really want to lose the chick because I waited too long or not long enough!

 

[Mill Chick]

Go to the Articles section and there is one on assisting during hatch!

 

[Sloane Chickens]

Go to the Articles section and there is one on assisting during hatch!

Yes I read it and it said 24hrs, but other threads and google say wait longer.
Just wanted to see some other opinions given they pipped earlier than day21

 

[Mill Chick]

Yes I read it and it said 24hrs, but other threads and google say wait longer.
Just wanted to see some other opinions given they pipped earlier than day21

I personally don’t have any experience with assisting yet but I might cause I have chicks who have internally pipped!

 

[Sloane Chickens]

I personally don’t have any experience with assisting yet but I might cause I have chicks who have internally pipped!

Good luck!!

 

[Sloane Chickens]

The egg in question…

It did do some moving earlier. But no changes in the egg

 

[Mill Chick]

How many hours has it Been from when she pipped?

 

[Mill Chick]

How many hours has it Been from when she pipped?

Or has she?

 

[Sloane Chickens]

How many hours has it Been from when she pipped?

I ended up helping a little at 7pm (22hrs since externally pipping)
At 9pm (24hrs) it started zipping. I went to help because it seemed stuck, but at 11:24 it FINALLY hatched.. (so hatched 26hrs and 24mins after external Pip)

We now have another egg that has externally popped but no signs of hatching. I can’t say when it exactly pipped tho. But it will have been24hrs absolutely now or within the next few hrs. (Upon checking this post. We have a few more hours. Few!!)
2 eggs no pips etc on them.