Chip in egg on lockdown

[OddsBodkins]

Aaack! I put my latest batch of eggs on lockdown Thursday afternoon, and just now noticed that one egg has a chip out of it! It is now early Friday a.m. It was intact and at a good stage with a nice air cell 2 days ago when I candled them. The membrane is showing, but I cannot tell if it is intact or not. M

y humidity is at 71%; should I leave it or remove it? This is the first time this has happened.

 

[chelseachook]

Is it an external pip? Or did it break?

 

[Rakaiachick]

Looks like an external pip. Leave it be for now

 

[Rakaiachick]

Can you hear any chirping?

 

[MGG]

Aaack! I put my latest batch of eggs on lockdown Thursday afternoon, and just now noticed that one egg has a chip out of it! It is now early Friday a.m. It was intact and at a good stage with a nice air cell 2 days ago when I candled them. The membrane is showing, but I cannot tell if it is intact or not. MView attachment 2259672y humidity is at 71%; should I leave it or remove it? This is the first time this has happened.

It's an external pip! Perfectly normal. Leave it be.

 

[OddsBodkins]

Is it an external pip? Or did it break?

I don't remember it being cracked when I placed it in. They are numbered and I put them in order. I hope it is exrernal pip

 

[OddsBodkins]

It's an external pip! Perfectly normal. Leave it be.

Oh I hope it is! I get a little....hypervigilant and a wee bit overzealous when lockdown starts. Thank heaven for BYC!

 

[OddsBodkins]

Can you hear any chirping?

No chirpingOf course, between dogs, other brooders with chicks in them, and a large herd of rowdy boys in my house, I can barely hear myself think!

 

[OddsBodkins]

Chirping!! I have chirping! I also now have 3 eggs with external pips!! Wooohoo!!

 

[MGG]

Chirping!! I have chirping! I also now have 3 eggs with external pips!! Wooohoo!!

Awesome! Yeah, the egg in question is an external pip for sure.