How to know if chicks are internally pipping?

[Punkybrewster]

To me, Brinsea is the best.

Anything styrofoam will be a challenge.

A good in between pricewise is the magicfly.

 

[Punkybrewster]

DO NOT buy a cheap one off of ebay. They are worthless.

 

[Twinstates]

I have a question about one of my eggs. Also a late one, homemade Bator as well. I've been waiting patiently and decided to candle one of the eggs. I can see the chicks back pushing up into the air cell, then down, then up. But I don't see it's beak, no chirping. Been like this for about 12 hours. Is it okay?

 

[Punkybrewster]

Being at day 25, I, personally, would be opening the air cell to see whats goin on.

 

[Twinstates]

This is what it looks like. Nervous to intervene if it will do it all on its own.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Hard to see in the pics if there are any veins showing

 

[Twinstates]

I could not see them

 

[Twinstates]

I checked again and couldn't see veins and no movement from the chick. Still looks the same. How long shouldI wait to think about helping it?

 

[Punkybrewster]

At this point and being so late after hatch date, i would start cracking open the egg into the air cell. Not the membrane yet. The shell only.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Rub some oil on the membrane and see if you see red veins. Is it moving? If not, probably dead.