First Hatch w/ broody Silkies! Egg Pips — NEED ADVICE!

EIEIO_farm

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Jun 3, 2018
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My two broody silkies have 6 eggs altogether and two of them I noticed had a pip this morning. I hear chirps coming from inside the two eggs and feel some movement when I picked them up. I moved them to a bathroom in my house and put a kids humidifier in there on low just to add some moisture.
Since this morning, no more egg breakage, it’s hard to view exactly what’s happening because I have two silkies diligently sitting on them.
Should I just wait it out? I’ve heard of chicks getting trapped inside membrane because it dried out before the chick could break free. I know 24 hrs is not uncommon for chicks to completely hatch, but I’m not sure when the first pip happened. It could have been anywhere from 12-18 hours ago.
Any advice would be awesome!!
Thank you!!
 
I wouldn’t interfere at this point. Let your broodies do the work....sometimes the chicks need to rest and it takes time to completely absorb the yolk. Good luck with your hatch! :jumpy Keep us posted!
 

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