Chick started chirping 33 hours ago but hasn’t externally pipped

[oakcliffchicks]

Yesterday was day 18 so I candled my eggs before putting them into lockdown. I could hear one of the chicks chirping from within (this was around 10am).

I quickly put them into lockdown and was excited because I figured that chick would be pipping very soon!

It has now been almost 34 hours and no external pip. I heard it chirping all day yesterday but nothing today.

A different egg has now externally pipped but I’m still concerned about this one and I’m not sure what I need to do.

Should I intervene or should I just leave it?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'd wait if it's only day 18.

 

[CaptainKarru]

Yesterday was day 18 so I candled my eggs before putting them into lockdown. I could hear one of the chicks chirping from within (this was around 10am).

I quickly put them into lockdown and was excited because I figured that chick would be pipping very soon!

It has now been almost 34 hours and no external pip. I heard it chirping all day yesterday but nothing today.

A different egg has now externally pipped but I’m still concerned about this one and I’m not sure what I need to do.

Should I intervene or should I just leave it?

how did everything go last week?? I read somewhere about "never intervening because it's not natural and can make a weak chick survive" but MY stance is that neither is incubating an egg!! So I'm totally not against it.

 

[oakcliffchicks]

how did everything go last week?? I read somewhere about "never intervening because it's not natural and can make a weak chick survive" but MY stance is that neither is incubating an egg!! So I'm totally not against it.

it didn’t hatch and I didn’t intervene :/

 

[CaptainKarru]

Ahhhh dang it.. I'm so sorry!