Chick's first pip, 14 hours, VERY LITTLE PROGRESS, need immediate help

[alireza18feb]

Hello
Tonight is the beginning of day 20
I have just noticed a crack on one of the eggs, it has broken the eggshell, but the egg membrane is still intact, it's been an hour and I just heard it call with that chick sound once, I'm afraid it might be suffocated in there
What should I do? I don't want to lose it, pics attached in next posts

 

[2 many chickens]

Hello
Tonight is the beginning of day 20
I have just noticed a crack on one of the eggs, it have broken the eggshell, but the egg membrane is still intact, it's been an hour and I just heard it call with that chick sound once, I'm afraid it might be suffocated in there
What should I do? I don't want to lose it

It's fine, I promise. Leave it be.

 

[2 many chickens]

Give it some time, it should break the membrane on it's own soon if it's already cracked

 

[Mvan42]

Yep leave it be let it do it’s thing..

 

[alireza18feb]

Give it some time, it should break the membrane on it's own soon if it's already cracked

Thank you, so it's normal if the eggshell is cracked but the membrane is intact?

 

[Mvan42]

More than likely the chick piped, and more than likely it did pip through the membrane also and is fine. Post a picture if you want to help

 

[alireza18feb]

It's not making any sound, is that normal?

 

[Mvan42]

Yes they get tired and it often thanks them time to hatch. It’s only day 20 so it it normal.

 

[alireza18feb]

More than likely the chick piped, and more than likely it did pip through the membrane also and is fine. Post a picture if you want to help

They say we should not open the incubator at this point so that's the best I could do

 

[JaeG]

They have a lot of work to do after the initial pip (you often can't see the break in the membrane, but it will be there) and before they get down to the business of unzipping. After that external pip it can take around 24 hours for them to absorb the remains of their egg yolk as well as the blood that has been running through the veins in the membrane. It's quite a process.

This is the stage that really tests your patience, but they will more than likely be absolutely fine, and jumping in to 'help' too soon will only end in disaster.