Hard one... I think iwpold wait til the end of day 23. or mornin g of 24 if some still hatched today day 23 ..and then slowly pick a little shell off the big end of the egg...NIOT the membrane just shell a small piece see if you see movement at allI'm still waiting on egg #13. It's day 23. I candled earlier this morning to see if there was an internal pip in the air cell, but its a BCM so the shell is too dark ... although I was sure I had seen the air cell in this one prior to setting. Perhaps baby is pipped and has filled the void? Tapped and heard nothing, but I swear I see it moving ever so slightly, almost not visibly, but it could just be wishful thinking. This is the hard part, eh. Do I leave it alone or do I ... intervene in some way? Out of 9 Maran eggs set, only 3 came 'on time' and the rest arrived on day 22/23. What would you do?
PS The 'crack' across the bottom is just hatch effluent. This poor egg has been rolled from one end of the incubator to another over the past 3 days. Poor thing probably has vertigo.
I got a blue chick and sort of a creamy grey coloured chick - both Ameraucana crossed with ?? Pretty sure one is from a Brahma hen, possible that both are.
Sounds sensible to me ... and pretty much what I was thinking I'd do. I'm still hopeful it will come on it's own. I left the last hatchling in there to peep at it, but it's almost dry so I make take it out and that way I can hear better if this egg peeps. Not sure though. Regardless, I need to stop staring at it ... a watched peep never pips! ... and I think I'm intimidating it! LOL
My Egg L is the same, I set on time, & first peep was last night, it piped about 16 hrs later aprox. 8am, then nothing until just now I can see it has broken the bottom of the membrane where it piped and ever so slightly it moves outward like its a hinged at the top flap door, but nothing else so far, still after all the mellow drama w/ the ones I had to pip & assist I'm giving this one more time to zip, its a risk since none of the other could have ever piped, let alone zip, but since this one piped I'm giving it a chance at natural hatch. Good Luck w/ yours!!I'm still waiting on egg #13. It's day 23. I candled earlier this morning to see if there was an internal pip in the air cell, but its a BCM so the shell is too dark ... although I was sure I had seen the air cell in this one prior to setting. Perhaps baby is pipped and has filled the void? Tapped and heard nothing, but I swear I see it moving ever so slightly, almost not visibly, but it could just be wishful thinking. This is the hard part, eh. Do I leave it alone or do I ... intervene in some way? Out of 9 Maran eggs set, only 3 came 'on time' and the rest arrived on day 22/23. What would you do?
PS The 'crack' across the bottom is just hatch effluent. This poor egg has been rolled from one end of the incubator to another over the past 3 days. Poor thing probably has vertigo.
As it dries and rubs itself more fluffy I think I'm starting to see some extra facial fuzziness so I'm starting to think mine is Maran x Ameraucana (rather than Orp hen) .
That is fantastic, really happy for you on those!
