Hi! I had 5 of 6 incubator chicken eggs pip and hatch within 24 hrs on 'hatch day', which was this Friday. The chick inside peeped this morning but isn't pipping externally.
What's the latest you had a 'last egg' pip and then hatch, or be alive and then die without pipping or without hatching?
Had one pip yesterday evening right on time. It was out this morning when I woke up. Ive left it in the incubator all day. Im affraid to open it to get it out. No other eggs seem to be trying to hatch. No signs of pipping...idk if I should leave new chick in or go ahead and take it out....do I...
My broody was happily sitting on her clutch of eggs. When the babies started to hatch, though, she would peck them to death. Long story short, in order to save them, I moved the remaining eggs to an incubator.
Has anyone had to move eggs from a broody to an incubator after day 18? How does the...