HELP!

[WLLCchickencare]

Is this a pip?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

Glad you could join the flock! Yes looks like a pip to me. They do often just start with a crack in the shell to let enough oxygen in. What day are you on? With the pip you have its best to leave the egg in the incubator and get the humidity bumped up to at least 65%. Having out could cause the chick to become shrink wrapped in the shell.

Good luck

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Is that "dirt" on the shell or is that the membrane?? I'm hoping it is dirt. If that's membrane it doesn't look good.

 

[scflock]

Hi

Glad you could join the flock! Yes looks like a pip to me. They do often just start with a crack in the shell to let enough oxygen in. What day are you on? With the pip you have its best to leave the egg in the incubator and get the humidity bumped up to at least 65%. Having out could cause the chick to become shrink wrapped in the shell.

Good luck

Totally agree. It looks like you are in a classroom, so I know the kids will be excited to see the progress, but when they start pipping is when you really want to keep the lid on

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Totally agree. It looks like you are in a classroom, so I know the kids will be excited to see the progress, but when they start pipping is when you really want to keep the lid on

Aren't you the observant one...lol

 

[scflock]

Aren't you the observant one...lol

Hey, I was being normal for once. Let me find your cape...

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Hey, I was being normal for once. Let me find your cape...

I was just giving you kuddos for your power of observation my friend.....

LOL I had to go back and look again at the pic to see what made you say that.

 

[WLLCchickencare]

Thank you for responding so soon!

I don't know what day we are on. I'm a student at my school and it is a class project. So I don't know what day it is. I will definitely raise the humidity.

 

[scflock]

Thank you for responding so soon!

I don't know what day we are on. I'm a student at my school and it is a class project. So I don't know what day it is. I will definitely raise the humidity.

I would guess day 20 or 21. If that's your first pip, then the next 2 days should be exciting. Are you the one in charge of humidity? You have probably learned a good bit already to get to the pip, so I may be telling you something you already know, but once they start pipping, you really need to leave the lid on as much as you can. Opening the incubator will dop the humidity, drying the membrane, and make it more difficult for the chicks to kick out. Good luck!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I too would agree day 20/21. Good luck hope you have a great hatch