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Can anyone post a pic of a pip?! *edit* We have a chick PICS!!

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by Red, Mar 24, 2008.

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  1. Mar 24, 2008 #1
    Red

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    It's Day 20, just beginning, and we think we have a pip...a piece of shell has gone and there's white (membrane?)...there's no hole so we can't actually see into the egg, just a missing piece of shell. There's no peeping...is this okay?? Very nervous [​IMG]

    Thankyou in advance!
     
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  2. Mar 24, 2008 #2
    hypnofrogstevie

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    that is good. He will be comming out sometime. A pip is a small hole that the baby did with his egg tooth
     
  3. Mar 24, 2008 #3
    Red

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    Thanks for the speedy reply - that's a relief! So it's okay that the membrane still covers the hole? We only just got home so don't know how long it's been like this...

    Thanks again, i'm so excited and nervous too! [​IMG]
     
  4. Mar 24, 2008 #4
    hypnofrogstevie

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    That is fine. he has pipped through the membrane if he pipped the egg. you have to wait for him to pip around the egg now [​IMG]
     
  5. Mar 24, 2008 #5
    Red

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    Aaaargh! Came home and went straight to check on the eggs and there is no change whatsoever!! And i still hear no cheeping... [​IMG]

    It's almost midnight here, i need to go to bed soon...if this eggie hasn't changed by morning i'll cry. I know it can take a long time, but i've never been very good with waiting [​IMG]

    The next few days are gonna feel looong...
     
  6. Mar 24, 2008 #6
    Red

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    I THINK I HEARD A CHEEP!!! JUST ONE CHEEP OMG [​IMG]

    C'mon c'mon c'mon!!!
     
  7. Mar 24, 2008 #7
    hypnofrogstevie

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    I know how you feel. 6th time hatching and I am still a nervous wreck. They just came off the turner today so I hope I will se a pip tomorrow or the next day. They do this to ya. I am also a very impatient person
     
  8. Mar 24, 2008 #8
    speckledhen

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    Wont be long till you'll see this:
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  9. Mar 24, 2008 #9
    aberfitch

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    how is your egg has it hatched?
     
  10. Mar 24, 2008 #10
    living2ride

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    I'm just like you - I have no patience for this hatching stuff. Yet I can't seem to stop. [​IMG]
    Each time is a nerve-wracking experience.
     
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