24+ hrs after internal pip...and nothing?

[ANellis]

First time hatching and I have three (shipped) eggs under my broody bantam silkie. She’s as devoted as ever. I set the eggs in the evening of 4/7. 4/28 was the predicated hatch day.

Initially my broody hen was in the main coop but kept getting kicked out of her nest and leaving the eggs for what seemed like too long (because of getting kicked out). So on day 2 I moved her and the eggs into a separate brooder box. Which worked beautifully.

Anyhow. Yesterday, 4/29 one egg had pipped internally and was chirping. Today I’ve checked twice and no chirping and no external pip. No other pips from the other two eggs either. I didn’t candle because I was choosing a “let nature and mama hen do their thing” approach.

So. My question.

1. Did moving them cause a delayed hatch? (moved in winter temps...yay MN late springs)

2. Tomorrow is day 24. I planned to let her sit till at least day 25. But- having heard chirping and now nothing for over 24 hrs with chirping stopped is probably ominous. Do I assist? Let it keep sitting?

Thanks for any input!

 

[redranger209]

I would make a safety hole. It’s where you use a fine tipped object to poke a hole in the air cell do it has unlimited air.