Can you pip an egg?

[BLaBauve]

Or should you pip an egg? I know there is the possibility that something is wrong with the chick. . . but just curious if anyone has done this? I'm about to enter day 22, and last night a barred rock hatched. There are 3 other eggs that were moving on day 15 and looked great, well, none of them have pipped. The chick of course is very lonely and I keep hoping the others will hatch too! Has anyone ever pipped an egg? Should I wait another day? I was thinking about candling them, but I don't want to damage them either. Am I just being too impatient?

Thoughts?

 

[Olive Hill]

Can you? Yes. Should you? No.

You shouldn't even be opening the incubator at this point.

 

[cbeth95]

I wouldn't. I think you should just wait. They will be out sooner or later

 

[BLaBauve]

Thank you. It's nice to have other people to prevent me from giving into temptation!

 

[cbeth95]

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Ah yes....temptation gets the best of us sometimes!