HELP! Day 21 and i am in a panic!

[pfmoore17]

Hi,
Last night as day 21 started, I had 6 pips and chirping. When I awoke this morning, no hatched chicks and no chirps.
By lunch, 3 had hatched, but only 2 from last nights pips. So, I have 4 that pipped last night and no further action.
Should I continue to sit on my hands and not open the bator or go in and open some of the pipped eggs?

Or should I go out to dinner and a movie and stay away from the hatchery?! thanks

Oh yeah, humidity has been at 65% since the first chicked hatch, before it was at 56%. I am using a Genesis.
Also, One of the chicks is panting. Is it thirsty?

 

[abanjaf]

I would turn down the temp in the bator to 95 to prevent further panting. I usually don't intervene unless it's been over 24 hours from pip with no progress. Let us know how it goes!

 

[ranchhand]

What's the temp in the incubator? Sounds fine except for the panting chick.

 

[bockbock2008]

Just sit and wait! Actually dinner and a movie sounds good. That will at least keep you out of the bator for what 3 or 4 hours??

 

[Kittymomma]

Are you sure the chick is panting and not just peeping? You're temp. sounds good so I don't think it's overheating and turning down the temp. too much could make it hard for the rest to hatch. I had several that took 24 hours from pip to hatch and a few that went from nothing to completely zipped in only 1/2 an hour. There is a huge range of normal so keep sitting on your hands and try not to worry.

ETA: Ooops, you didn't put down what your temp. is, but if you're hatching on day 21 and not early it's probably right on.

 

[ranchhand]

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LOL, I was just doing a really careful re-read to find where I had missed the temp!

It's true, that chick may be to noisy, frantic one, there's usually at least one in every hatch.

Dinner and a movie, scrub the kitchen again, stay on BYC, but don't worry!

 

[pfmoore17]

thank you for the prompt replys!

The temperature is at 100. I have to change and up the temp from 96 to 100 with dopey "sliders" in the Gensuis. I did that during the 19th day, during a 6 hpour period. The bator hasn't been open since.

since my post, one the pips hatched and another one is zipping. I shpould be more patient!

I do have another hatch to start this weekend, but I have a hen so broody, she just rolls around on the ground after I get her egg from the box. She doesn't bite, but growls like a dog and wants top be a mommy. If it keeps up tomorrow, I'm going to give her 6 eggs.