2 chicks hatched but no more progress from the pippers after 2 hours???

[The hen breeder]

I've had 2 chicks hatch so far and like 2 or 3 pipping and chirping and wobbling in their eggs, they've been like this for 2 hours with no progress made and the hatched chicks are jumping over eggs and knocking them etc... What should I do? Is this normal? Will they still hatch?

 

[gimmie birdies]

could take up to 24 hrs for a chick to hatch after a pip- they are just getting used to our air, and when a chick pips they still have alot of yolk to absorb, but the air starts the absorbing process.

 

[happyhens1972]

And it's best to leave your already hatched chicks in there at least until they are fully dry and then, if you are concerned about them stomping on your other eggs, you could whip them out very quickly and put them in the brooder BUT every time you open the incy, you drop the humidity so it is a calculated risk as to whether the chicks are causing ENOUGH of a problem to warrant opening it. I certainly wouldn't do it for each chick that hatches but maybe once you've got two or three at a time.