12+ Hours After pipping, membrane looks dry - do I moisten it?

[JSDWilliams]

This is only my 2nd ever hatch, so I’m VERY new at this. Yesterday, eggs were pipping and we had our first hatch during the day. Last night around 9:30, the egg in question pipped slightly. Today, I swore I saw it jiggle a bit. I’ve been checking in periodically and it appears as though the membrane is very dry (I know the picture is quite terrible, but I’m worried that I’m a newbie that’s freaked out over nothing and I don’t want to prematurely open the bator). The egg in question is the brown egg. Should I use a q-tip or paper towel to slightly moisten the pipped area? Thank you!

 

[ChuskaMtns]

Hopefully everything turned out well. If this happens again check your humidity level and if necessary add water if you can without opening the incubator.
Happy hatching!

 

[chickens really]

Why not remove the hatched into the Brooder? They knock eggs over and interfere in the hatch.

 

[JSDWilliams]

Hopefully everything turned out well. If this happens again check your humidity level and if necessary add water if you can without opening the incubator.
Happy hatching!

I ended up slipping a wet paper towel in to increase the humidity... and overnight it hatched! I’m glad I didn’t interfere any more than I did - like I said, I am new at this and didn’t want to make things worse!

Why not remove the hatched into the Brooder? They knock eggs over and interfere in the hatch.

Yes, I eventually did. I was weighing the benefits of not opening the bator while I had eggs that had pipped vs. eggs getting knocked around by hatched chicks. Once they started getting rowdy, I put the chicks in the brooder and they are happy as can be!

So far 6/10 eggs have hatched and we have 2 more that have pipped - so the wait continues! Thank you both for replying with your helpful suggestions!

 

[aart]

Here's some light reading for you ...while you wait for those other eggs to hatch.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-beginners-guide-to-incubation.73350/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incubation-humidity.73386/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/

 

[JSDWilliams]

Here's some light reading for you ...while you wait for those other eggs to hatch.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-beginners-guide-to-incubation.73350/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incubation-humidity.73386/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/

I had read and reread a few of these already! Thank you for sharing - I’m definitely learning a lot and plan to get a better thermometer and a hygrometer for my next hatch! So far we have 8 babies in the brooder, egg 9 of 10 has pipped, and we will keep waiting on the last egg! So far I’m very pleased with how it’s going!