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    Had 4 chicks hatch on day 19, now day 21 w/ no more pips...

    Quote: That's great! Congrats! I've had sticky chicks in prior hatches, but my latest hatch my humidity started at 65%. As chicks hatched it fluctuated between 50% at it's low and 80% at the high. (I grabbed the chicks out at the high) Other than the chick that pipped the wrong end and...
  2. Happy Chooks

    Had 4 chicks hatch on day 19, now day 21 w/ no more pips...

    Quote: You can still have one get stuck. If the membrane is clear like rice paper, it's stuck. Some people help, some don't. I'd help if it's fully zipped, but that's me. Get a warm washcloth an moisten the membrane, peel slowly and stop it you see blood.
  3. Happy Chooks

    Had 4 chicks hatch on day 19, now day 21 w/ no more pips...

    Wait until there's no zipping going on, then quickly grab the babies and get the bator closed again. I find that if there's zipping happening, they end up glued in the shell if I try to get the chicks. How is your humidity? How long has the one chick been "trying to get out?" It may be stuck...
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