how long does the pipping stage go on for after the first pip help please

[azzamc]

Hi I saw that 2 of my eggs had a crack at about 1.30pm and now its 9.00pm and nuffing has changed can you help I'm worried and nuffing is happening

 

[hdowden]

its fine it can take up to 24 hours for a chick to hatch

 

[azzamc]

Should it hatch over night ?

 

[hdowden]

the longest it has taken a chick for me to hatch was around 10-15 hours and it hatched while i was sleeping granted i am only on my 3rd hatch, the fastest chick to hatch was 30 mins. it all depends on the chick some take a few mins while some take longer. i wouldnt be to worried

 

[nurse_turtle]

Try really really hard to not open the incubator and to not assist the hatch. I have a pipped egg in my bator now that I noticed was pipped at 11 am, so far, nothing more. Hatching is a trial in patience.

 

[azzamc]

Its hard not to help them its my first time incubating and just want my first chick

 

[hdowden]

helping them can be more harmfull than just letting them be, you could actually kill the chick if you help to soon

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but what happens next is... A completely different egg with absolutely Nothing going on, will Pip, Zip, and Hatch all while you're still waiting on, and worrying about that first trickster.

 

[Dirty Dozen]

I find that if you go to bed or out of the house when you come back you have a bunch.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Good strategy Dirty Dozen, LOVE the Avatar!!