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You've got that right. No neighbors complaining about barking dogs..... Best I love the peacefulness.
Ok, lets start to get busy on number 5. I want you to hold it to your ear and listen for sounds of movement every 6 hours. I also want you to candle it and check for something that could look like a candle in the airsack. Let me explain. The chick will puncture the membrane and enter the airsack. That is already hard work and it will usually rest after completion. At that time it starts actively to breath air in the airsack, but it will run out eventually. The lack of oxygen will make the chick nervous and it will pip to get more air. After that it has time for resting, absorbing the yolk, and zipping. So hard part for you will be checking for any signs of airsack penetration. Everything is fine as long as you hear movement, but the moment you don't you will need to puncture the airsack carefully. I'm concerned because most of then are either out or in the process. This chick was about the same age and should not take much longer then the rest. A day is ok, but not several days. Please don't panic, but pay attention to this last egg. It's a complicated task and I still had chicks not making it and dying in the egg, because I was perhaps to late. I've read that those were usually to weak to start the journey, but you can get lucky with helping them. You may not even need to intervene at all and it makes it on its own.
Katharina
