Day 20.

[WVduckchick]

The membrane is whats directly under the shell, right? May be a silly question, but its turning a yellowish color not sure if thats normal. I'm almost positive one will or should be hatched by morning. Not sure about the others yet.

Yes the membrane is the thin flexible layer between the shell and the chick. There are actually 2, an inner and an outer. Both are encasing the chick until it breaks into the air cell, so an internal pip, it’s beak is thru the inner but not thru the outer. Once it breaks the shell, the outer membrane is broken too.

So if the pip hole is open enough to see in, the outer membrane is closest to the shell, so you may see the edges of it.

Yellow could be the start of brown. It normally should be white to wet-gray looking. Yellow isn’t too alarming unless it gets darker. The yellow could also be from a little bit of fluid from inside the egg.

 

[stm_96]

Yes the membrane is the thin flexible layer between the shell and the chick. There are actually 2, an inner and an outer. Both are encasing the chick until it breaks into the air cell, so an internal pip, it’s beak is thru the inner but not thru the outer. Once it breaks the shell, the outer membrane is broken too.

So if the pip hole is open enough to see in, the outer membrane is closest to the shell, so you may see the edges of it.

Yellow could be the start of brown. It normally should be white to wet-gray looking. Yellow isn’t too alarming unless it gets darker. The yellow could also be from a little bit of fluid from inside the egg.

I give this baby a hour tops and he/she will be completely hatched! Its already half way zipped! Its happening really fast now!

 

[WVduckchick]

I give this baby a hour tops and he/she will be completely hatched! Its already half way zipped! Its happening really fast now!

If it’s zipping, it should be done in less than an hour from start! Wooohooo!

 

[stm_96]

If it’s zipping, it should be done in less than an hour from start! Wooohooo!

He/She hatched!!! Yayyy!!!

 

[Jules929]

He/She hatched!!! Yayyy!!!

Congrats!!!

 

[WVduckchick]

He/She hatched!!! Yayyy!!!

pics when you can.

Now on to the others. What’s going on in there now?

 

[stm_96]

Okay, so now that one is hatched, what about the others its bumping all into them, is it gonna mess anything up with those that have already externally pipped?

 

[stm_96]

 

[WVduckchick]

Okay, so now that one is hatched, what about the others its bumping all into them, is it gonna mess anything up with those that have already externally pipped?

Oh the bowling begins.
It should not bother the others. The thing I do like to watch for is open pips on the other eggs. Just make sure they aren’t in a spot where the egg can get rolled against a wall and close off a pip, or rolled to where the floor closes a pip. Otherwise, they should be fine.

 

[stm_96]

I can still see the others pips, I'm gonna get up a few times tonight to make sure they are alright. Hopefully i wake up to more!

Oh the bowling begins.
It should not bother the others. The thing I do like to watch for is open pips on the other eggs. Just make sure they aren’t in a spot where the egg can get rolled against a wall and close off a pip, or rolled to where the floor closes a pip. Otherwise, they should be fine.