How long from pip to hatch? Please help a novice!

[chickenkerri]

I have an egg in the bator right now who has been in the same position all day. It has made a very small hole and I hear it chirping every so often but the hole is not getting bigger...there is certainly no "zipping" going on. How long can it take from the first pip to a complete hatch?

Thanks in advance!

Kerri in NC

 

[bigdawg]

it can take 24 to 48 hrs. watch the humidity.

 

[ranchhand]

24 hours, maybe a little more. Back away from the incubator, and don't open it!

Happy hatching!

 

[chickenkerri]

I'm really confused about the humidity thing. I've only hatched one other group of chicks with the same bator. I didn't read the directions all the way and NEVER added any water after the initial addition. All the chicks hatched except for two. Now that I know about the humidity issue, I'm totally paranoid about it.

 

[Ban seabhag]

Oh man do I know that feeling! The more I learn the more terrified I get! I hope I have it right this time!

Too bad I can't ask a broody how she does it, though she'd probably just say, "Now let me see to that egg, Honey, before you hurt yourself."

 

[Suechick]

So, do you know what your humidity is at? Mine have pipped anywhere from 6 hours to 36 hours from hatching. It is nerve racking to wait but it is best to just wait.

 

[chickenkerri]

It looks like it runs between 50-65.