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2 pip holes???

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by chickenlver2013, Feb 13, 2014.

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  1. Feb 13, 2014 #1
    chickenlver2013

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    My Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock chicks are starting to hatch. They started hatching around this morning. But what I don't get, one made two pip holes! Why? Wasn't one pip hole enough? [​IMG]
     

  4. Feb 13, 2014 #2
    A roo or two

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    IDK why it would do that but I didn't think they were supposed to be removed from the humidity once they pipped?
     
  6. Feb 13, 2014 #3
    chickenlver2013

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    Removing them for a certain amount of time doesn't hurt them not very long periods just like maybe a couple seconds it zipping now almost done zipping around fixing to pop out anytime soon
     
  8. Feb 13, 2014 #4
    aart

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    Ehhh...not really a good idea...but it's your hatch and your risk to take.

    Opening the incubator when there is an open pip can drastically drop the humidity, the membranes can dry out pretty quickly and cause chicks to get shrink wrapped having a hard time getting out.
     
  10. Feb 13, 2014 #5
    chickenlver2013

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    I know... I've done this for 4 years and all my hatches have been 100%
     

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