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The chick hatched! (Alongside 2 more little black/brown bantam chicks). So gorgeous! Still waiting on another 2, but just to let you know, the chick with the air bubble on the side hatched. Cheeping away and/or sleeping happily under mum. Thanks for your help!

The chick hatched! (Alongside 2 more little black/brown bantam chicks). So gorgeous! Still waiting on another 2, but just to let you know, the chick with the air bubble on the side hatched. Cheeping away and/or sleeping happily under mum. Thanks for your help!

The chick has now pipped through the outside of the egg! Good progress. I'm feeling hopeful that it will all work out. 🥚

This morning I heard the chick cheeping inside the egg! Very briefly candled it, and it looks like is popped the air cell! Exciting!

Thank you so much for your reply and help! I understand what you’re saying now re the pipping, I’ll just keep an eye on once they’re due to hatch in about 3/4 days. I read the assisted hatching article too, it’s really great, super informative. I feel SO much better equipped in case I do...

Thank you so much for your heartening reply FoodFreedomNow ! Made me feel much better. Do you mean it might need assistance if it pips away from the air cell and straight out, bypassing the air cell? That would be good? Just wondering what you mean, so I can look out for it and try help if...

Hi all, I just candled our 6 bantam eggs, it’s day 14. One of them has its air sac on the side, not the bottom? The chick is moving around in there. These are not shipped eggs, and all the other eggs look fine. They’re under our broody pekin bantam. I’ve put the egg back under the hen, but...