I hear peeps. How long before they pip?

[delsi64]

I heard peeping last night before bed and this morning I was sure I would see a pip, but I don't see anything. How long does it take before they pip after you can hear them? I can hear it/them all the way from the back room. It/They can be really loud. Today is day 22 and only 2 hatched. One hatched Sunday just fine and the other one I had to help yesterday because it was "glued" in the shell. It is doing fine. I have been worried that the rest weren't going to hatch because it has been over 24-48 hours since the last two. There are 18 left in the incubator and I can't tell which one is peeping. Do I just keep waiting? Today is day 22.

 

[Goose and Fig]

It could be 2 or 3 more days. Be patient!

 

[redroosta]

what is the temperature and humidity level in your bator? I've heard you can't hear chicks that haven't pipped yet. take a very close look, there has got to be a crack of some kind somewhere. Is this your first time hatching eggs or using a bator?


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its day 22 its not gonna be any longer if he was keeping track of his eggs. if he counted days wrong then there is a chance.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

HOw is your humidity? Mine didn't hatch until day 24 under the mother hen. If your temps were a little low it could be longer. I just hope they are not to dried out from opening the bator up.

 

[Goose and Fig]

You CAN hear them before they pip. It means they have internally pipped into the airsac. They should pip within the next day or so, then give them at least a day to zip, and so on.

 

[redroosta]

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[delsi64]

My temp has been 99.5 and the humidity has been 73-65 % since day 18. Is that ok? My humidity keeps going down. I don't want to open it but if my humidity goes down should I sneek a sponge in?

 

[redroosta]

They might need humidity and temp a bit higher as they are sticking to their shells.