How long from pip to zip?

[Nomadicus]

I had a hatch starting last Thursday and after the first pip it took some time to zip and then more pips with a few zipping rather quickly and some over 10 hours. Very nerve racking for the first time hatching in an incubator.

 

[Risserfam7]

I don't know, I'm not looking at it. Can you see membrane? Does it look white and dry? Usually in these situations patience is your best friend.


What is the humidity now? If it is 65% or above I'd leave it alone.


When everything is going perfectly it can often take over 24 hours. Before they hatch the chicks need to absorb the yolk, dry up blood vessels that are outside their bodies so they could get nutrients from the egg material, do something with the liquid outside their bodies so they dry up nice and fluffy, and other things. Some chicks do a lot of this between internal pip and external pip and zip pretty soon after external pip. Some wait until after external pip to do this. These can take forever and are really worrying.


This one is worrying. Three days from external pip to zip is a long time. You might do a search on helping a chick hatch to get some more expert help than I can offer.

Millie finally popped out and is great! We actually had one we had to rescue and it was bad. It was like super glue. Miraculously she’s totally fine and my son made her a boot for her toe. We had one more we heard in there chirping. We checked and it was pipped underneath her. It had been 2-3 days after hatch date so I took my chance and took a look. It was starting barely to stick on bottom with no movement. Undid the shell part and allowed her to move around and work her way out with my assistance. It was needed and she is beautiful and doing great! This has been a learning experience for sure!!! Thx for all the help!!