Internal pipping question?

[TheDuckCrew]

So i'm incubating 14 pekin eggs and i only have about a week left. i heard you are suppossed to stop turning and raise the humidity 3 days before hatch day, but i hear people saying that they could see their chick/duckling internally pip, which means they candled right? which means they opened the bator. so when does the internal pip occur? should i stop turning once i see an egg that has internally pipped? sorry for all the questions, but i thought i had this down, but now i'm confused. thanks in advance for any help!

 

[TheDuckCrew]

anyone??

 

[eminator]

I have 2 duck eggs, and I have seen a lot of action in one (so yes, I candled), and I am interested in seeing a response to this. I quit turning, because they are supposed to hatch tomorrow.

 

[BeautifulBlue]

I candle the last day when i stop turning, then I don't open the incubator until they hatch

 

[Dirt Road]

I wouldn't worry about the internal pip. It takes more experience than most have to see (and understand) what is going on in anything other than a white and relatively thin shelled egg. Just go with your original plan and you should be fine.

Jim

 

[Dirt Road]

Oops! forgot to answer your question. The internal pip is when the chick pierces the membrane into the air cell. It then begins to breath air.

Jim