Day 23, chirping no pips

[NConrad423]

Hi I am incubating for the first time In a couple of hours it will be day 23
At about 1 am one of the eggs started chirping. I can still hear it chirping occasionally but it's now 4:30 pm, is there a point at which I should pip the shell so it can get some air?? No peeping from the other 12 eggs yet thanks

 

[Pinkerton5m]

Your temp could of been a little low so couple put hatch day a couple days behind. Did you candle before lockdown?

 

[NConrad423]

Your temp could of been a little low so couple put hatch day a couple days behind. Did you candle before lockdown?

Yes, all but one out of 14 were good One of them started peeping last night but still hasn't pipped, is it possible for it to suffocate

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

You shouldn't crack it. They are very fragile, and it may kill it. (personal experience)

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Yes, all but one out of 14 were good One of them started peeping last night but still hasn't pipped, is it possible for it to suffocate

The chick gets air from tiny holes all over the egg.

 

[Pinkerton5m]

Yes, all but one out of 14 were good One of them started peeping last night but still hasn't pipped, is it possible for it to suffocate

Hopefully it internally pipped. That's where the get to the air pocket and breath and make all the noise. I always hear peeping for a day or two before I start seeing pips normally.

 

[NConrad423]

You shouldn't crack it. They are very fragile, and it may kill it. (personal experience)

OK thank you I will just keep waiting then

 

[ChickensAndYoga]

Just keep waiting and keep an ear. If after 24 hours you have heard PEEPING you can score a small x in the top of the big end of the egg with a tweezer or small drill bit. Search here on the forum "assisted hatching" before you begin. I used that months ago before I even joined here and it helped .A lot. Once you score the tiny hole you should see and hear chick. Don't be tempted to help. Put her back.

 

[NConrad423]

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Just keep waiting and keep an ear. If after 24 hours you have heard PEEPING you can score a small x in the top of the big end of the egg with a tweezer or small drill bit. Search here on the forum "assisted hatching" before you begin. I used that months ago before I even joined here and it helped .A lot. Once you score the tiny hole you should see and hear chick. Don't be tempted to help. Put her back.

I can already hear peeping, for almost 23 hours now from one of the eggs. At what point if any should I make a hole

 

[ChickensAndYoga]

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I can already hear peeping, for almost 23 hours now from one of the eggs. At what point if any should I make a hole

Go ahead and help. PLEASE READ this first
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-bantychooks-and-more.1137467/#post-17631705

You have a bit but they run out of oxygene after roughly 24 hours in there.