Pipping day 19 - oh no!

[Lynnk]

urbanfarmboi said...

I had a chick that tried to get out of the egg for 2 days before I finally intervened and helped him hatch, it was very nerve-racking, but that chick is doing just as well as the early one.

How did you help it out without hurting it? I tried that with one yesterday who had been trying to get out for 2 days. The membrane wasn't really dry and the humidity in my incubator was at 90%, so I tried hard not to tear the membrane and just open a bit of shell for it, it was still moving but then died almost immediately.​

 

[Nitaeggtohatch]

one.

Mine started pipping on day 18 (Imagine how surprised I was to see that before lockdown!) and they were all hatched out by the end of day 19. I had 22/24 healthy and happy chicks and two eggs that quit somewhere around day 12-15. They will be two weeks old on Friday and are all doing great. Point to that little story--Relax and enjoy the new fuzzy butts, and don't forget that we want pictures!

Where did you set the settings /temp 99.5? Humidity?

 

[Chickychickenchickchick]

I had some hatch on day 17 and 18, recently!!! And they were fine!

All of them (20) hatched by day 20. Not a single one was left to hatch by day 21.

If they hatch on day 17/18, what did you do about lockdown?! I’ve got some bantam eggs that are rocking on day 15/16 (I put in at 5pm so not sure if to count that as day 1 or not) and I swear I can hear noises this evening but that’s probably my overactive, extremely excited imagination

I don’t want to lock them down now just incase but also, I don’t want to wait incase they still need turning or need humidity etc… which is hovering around 59-60% at the moment. Any advice appreciated please, thank you!