My six year old woke me up this morning. We went from good sized pip to unzipped sometime between 6 and 9 this morning. Everything seems to be on the up and up. Should I try to tuck her under mom tonight or tomorrow night? I don't want her to be alone.
Thanks Sumi!
I read that entire article and explained to my husband why I was concerned. He told me to just do it. I came up to candle the egg and mark the air sac and lo and behold we have an external pip!
I'm beyond excited to not have to make that call.
Our other two hatched were...
We had a buff go broody a few weeks ago, and not having the time or energy to try to break her, we gave her some eggs likely to be fertilized by our rooster. Of the five, we lost one very early to a crack in the shell. Two hatched three days ago and they are SO adorable. The day after hatch, mom...