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Shamo Hybrid
Crowing
- Jun 6, 2018
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A couple of other eggs have small cracks, but I haven't seen any progress or movement...... should I be worried? How long does it take a chick to break through it's shell after the initial crack? It hasn't pierced the shell yet, just cracked on the outside.

24 hrs after an egg is piped is a healthy time to wait...and not worry too much. I've had them go a couple of hrs longer until zipping..and do fine on their own. Congratulations on your new babies. Oh .. eggs going to a broody, that just went broody is chancy, but some have had luck with it. Mana hen may want to keep sitting for a while, and not take them out and about. My thoughts. 
