Day 20 and no pipping

[pennyJo1960]

Chirping is great the start to zip

 

[pennyJo1960]

I am going to try to get someone here with more knowledge @HuffleClaw

 

[Trisseh]

Still air incubators are generally run a little hotter because you get a stratified effect with passive air flow - up to 5 degrees difference between the temp measured at the bottom and top of the incubator. It’s likely the temp was a little on the low side and your eggs will be a little later hatching. If you’re hearing peeping, all is well and you’ll just have to be patient.
do you have a secondary thermometer inside, confirming the temp? I have a magic fly (janoel 12) which is a forced air, but it has major differences from one end of the incubator to the other. Not sure if the still air would be the same or not, but likely; hot and cold spots are a common thing in the tabletop machines.

 

[Raising chicken little]

Still air incubators are generally run a little hotter because you get a stratified effect with passive air flow - up to 5 degrees difference between the temp measured at the bottom and top of the incubator. It’s likely the temp was a little on the low side and your eggs will be a little later hatching. If you’re hearing peeping, all is well and you’ll just have to be patient.
do you have a secondary thermometer inside, confirming the temp? I have a magic fly (janoel 12) which is a forced air, but it has major differences from one end of the incubator to the other. Not sure if the still air would be the same or not, but likely; hot and cold spots are a common thing in the tabletop machines.

yes i have one measuring the temp and humidity, i’m not sure if this will effect them but during the winter storm i lost power and a lot of them died i was keeping them warm with a candle, i’m now down to 13 and i candled them all before lockdown and they were all alive and moving.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

i raised it to 99.5 and today is day 21 and i heard chirping but no pipping yet

That means they have internally pipped!

 

[HuffleClaw]

Just give it more time. In winter I’ve noticed my hatches have been late. I had up to day 24 Chickies hatching this winter. After that, I’d candle to make sure they’re still alive. But until then, no peeking

 

[Raising chicken little]

Just give it more time. In winter I’ve noticed my hatches have been late. I had up to day 24 Chickies hatching this winter. After that, I’d candle to make sure they’re still alive. But until then, no peeking

so far there’s been 3 that pipped, hopefully the other ones pip tonight

 

[Raising chicken little]

i have 6 pipping right now, tho the first one that pipped hasn’t made any progress over night

 

[spartacus_63]

i have 6 pipping right now, tho the first one that pipped hasn’t made any progress over night

Pip to hatch can take a long time. The hatch process is less of a deliberate act of the chick and more of a reaction to chemistry inside the egg. Patients is crucial.

 

[Raising chicken little]

Pip to hatch can take a long time. The hatch process is less of a deliberate act of the chick and more of a reaction to chemistry inside the egg. Patients is crucial.

so i shouldn’t worry about that egg?