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I'm reading online that if after 24 hours it hasn't zipped there is a problem. I really want the baby to live, how long do I wait? xx

How do I know if it is shrink wrapped? At what point should I step in? I really don’t want to lose any babies as there’s only 2 eggs showing signs of hatching and my 4 year old would be DISTRAUGHT if we don’t get a baby :/

UPDATE!!! It is day 21 and has been 24 hours since the first chick pipped, but it hasn’t made much progress. Should I try help the chick? It makes gasping / breathing with its beak and tries to break but only ends up pushing its beak further up the hole. The other egg is trying to pip. My...

UPDATE: 20 hours since first pip- the chick’s beak is out of the egg but no more pipping movement. I have just woken up. Humidity is at 65% I have added some water and closed the valve hoping to crank it up to 69/70 so it doesn’t get stuck Is this right? Second egg is trying to pip Is the...

You’re an angel thank you! Okay so around 12pm tomorrow will be day 21 and 24 hours since pipping. Should I be thinking it’ll hatch then?

Thank you! Can I close the valve or should it be open? I added a bunch of water so gonna set my alarm for every hour to make sure it doesn’t go too high. Is it ok to go up to 75? Xx Is it ok the chick has been pipped like that for 9 hours? Xx

Please help! I’m a suuuper nervous silkie mama. PLEASE SEE UPDATE AT BOTTOM- STILL NEED HELP! I have 4 viable eggs (3 silkie, one bantam) in the incubator (a RCom 10 pro). (only 2 looking like there's movement) One egg has been extremely active throughout and has pipped (it’s day 20 in the...