Chick pipped outside of the air cell

[HappyClucker7]

One of my eggs just pipped, but the hole is just a little outside the air cell. Is that okay, or is it going to be an issue?

 

[SilverBirds]

How is it?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

One of my eggs just pipped, but the hole is just a little outside the air cell. Is that okay, or is it going to be an issue?

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I had a duckling do this
I had to assist as he couldn’t turn to get himself out
But as long as they have made a hole they cab breath
I don’t know how long chicks take but you would count this as both internal and external for wait time
So if a chicken takes 12 hours from internal to external Then another 12 hours from external to zip you would wait 24 hours before helping
Hope that makes sense
I know my hours are off it’s just an example

 

[HappyClucker7]

How is it?

I had a duckling do this
I had to assist as he couldn’t turn to get himself out
But as long as they have made a hole they cab breath
I don’t know how long chicks take but you would count this as both internal and external for wait time
So if a chicken takes 12 hours from internal to external Then another 12 hours from external to zip you would wait 24 hours before helping
Hope that makes sense
I know my hours are off it’s just an example

Luckily, the chick hatched without any assistance, and is doing great!

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Luckily, the chick hatched without any assistance, and is doing great!

Perfect !! Glad he hatched without troubles

 

[SilverBirds]

Glad to here!

 

[Moon Daizy]

One of my eggs just pipped, but the hole is just a little outside the air cell. Is that okay, or is it going to be an issue?

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My first ever egg to incubate has just done this. How long did it take to make the hole bigger? If you remember! I don't want to intervene / assist too early (I'd only make the hole a lil bigger, have read the articles by Sally Sunshine) but I don't want to let it suffocate either. I'm worried it can't access the air in the air cell, and that the hole it has made is too small. I'll try to post a picture. Advice would be really appreciated. Thanks

 

[SilverBirds]

My first ever egg to incubate has just done this. How long did it take to make the hole bigger? If you remember! I don't want to intervene / assist too early (I'd only make the hole a lil bigger, have read the articles by Sally Sunshine) but I don't want to let it suffocate either. I'm worried it can't access the air in the air cell, and that the hole it has made is too small. I'll try to post a picture. Advice would be really appreciated. Thanks

If it has externally pipped and is chirping it won't need the air cell. It is breathing the outside air and won't suffocate.
It may take your baby over 12 hours before it starts working more on the pip. Right now it is finishing absorbing the yolk sac and building up energy to continue breaking out of the shell.

 

[Moon Daizy]

If it has externally pipped and is chirping it won't need the air cell. It is breathing the outside air and won't suffocate.
It may take your baby over 12 hours before it starts working more on the pip. Right now it is finishing absorbing the yolk sac and building up energy to continue breaking out of the shell.

Thanks for your reply. It isn’t chirping so I’m hoping it is just resting. It is day 20 today, so I’m guessing it was trying to pip internally. I’m just hoping it can get air through that tiny crack, it’s hard to see if it has or not

 

[SilverBirds]

Thanks for your reply. It isn’t chirping so I’m hoping it is just resting. It is day 20 today, so I’m guessing it was trying to pip internally. I’m just hoping it can get air through that tiny crack, it’s hard to see if it has or not

How long has it been externally pipped? If you haven't heard any noise I would carefully pull off a bit of the shell on the pip and punch a tiny hole in the membrane.