How long from pip to zip????? UPDATE CHICKS ARE HATCHING!! PICS!!

[heatherousley]

I have my first ever chick!!!! It is a RIR... 4 more pips

 

[needtohatch]

Hobbychick, did you get your humidity to go higher or end up leaving it? I am just starting day 19 and having issues getting it to stay at or above 63%. Just wondering if that is high enough?
Congrats on your hatch!

I hope mine is as good!

 

[hobbychick]

My humidity has been between 60-65 and everything has been going ok. Not fast enough!!!

I am getting another chick about every hour or so. But I still have quite a few to go.

31 in the bator and so far 8 chicks!!!!

I will post photos soon!!!!

 

[daisychick]

IT is so exciting! Congrats!! bet you will be up all night!

 

[hobbychick]

I do not know if I will be up all night or not, this has been pretty stressful!! In a good way!!!!

 

[Chickbait]

If one has hatched already and the others have pipped and not done anything in 24 hrs, if you are pretty desparate to have some chicks I would take the ones that are pipped and carefully break some of the shell away, only above the pip, don't pick away below the pip. Use a warm spray bottle to mist the chicks, the membranes are probably very dry and the chicks can't move inside to turn and zip.

 

[SoccerMomof7]

Whats the difference between a zip and pip?

Congratulation Hobbychick!

 

[hobbychick]

I have 2 pips and 1 zip in the bator right now. This is going to be a long night!!!!

 

[wasatusay]

One of the two pipped last night and was out early this morning, the second pipped mid day and was out around 7pm. First day of spring chickens!
Gytha this morning and Aida this evening, two BB Red Bantam hens.

 

[hobbychick]

Here are a few of the fluffy butts so far!!!