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You're the mama! You know best. How is the baby doing now?

Quote: I had one wait 36 hours before zipping in all of 10 seconds and popping out running!

Pip is hole in the egg, through the membrane, for oxygen. Zip is when they start to extent that pip into a line, through the shell and membrane, around the crown of the egg. It's fun watching them hatch, isn't it?! I love it.

A coturnix can take 24 hours from pip to zip. Personally, if I know my humidity is good my rule is not to touch anything. The time I helped a chick hatch it died and I believe that some don't hatch because they can't handle it. I'm not one to set up an intensive care unit for the birds so...