Day 20 and no pipping

[Raising chicken little]

Today is day 20 of incubating eggs, it’s almost midnight and no pipping yet. yesterday i saw one moving but that’s about it. should i be worried?

 

[JessesChickens101]

It should be fine, a lot of eggs only start pipping on day 21!

 

[pennyJo1960]

1 What incubator 2 what is heat temp .. 3 what are the eggs chicken, quail, duck ?

 

[Raising chicken little]

i’m using the magic fly still air incubator, i lowered the temp to 98 and the humidity is at 72. and the eggs are chicken eggs

 

[pennyJo1960]

Pump the temp up to 99 Sometimes it will encourage them to hatch

 

[Raising chicken little]

Pump the temp up to 99 Sometimes it will encourage them to hatch

okay i will

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

i’m using the magic fly still air incubator, i lowered the temp to 98 and the humidity is at 72. and the eggs are chicken eggs

It needs to be 99.5. They won't pip until 21 because that's the hatch day.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Not as knowledgeable about still air incubators

 

[Raising chicken little]

It needs to be 99.5. They won't pip until 21 because that's the hatch day.

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

 

[pennyJo1960]

Chirping is great the start to zip