My first time incubating and there's pipping!!

[CrazyOpossum]

They are all panting in there, I am afraid to turn down the temp and kill the pipping eggs, is it ok if they are panting?

 

[kfchickenlady]

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you mean with mouths open? I think they normally breather very deliberately at first to get their lungs going and theyve been doing hard work. I dont think theyre supposed to pant like a dog though.

 

[CrazyOpossum]

They were panting panting, not like getting a breath, but like they were hot. So I read some stuff on here that said that if they were dry and panting that they could die if left in, so we followed their instructions and grabbed the chicks out and sprayed the remaining eggs with hot water and shut it asap. I have one zipping now and seems to be doing fine, and the others seem much happier now in their brooder, they're in a pile sleeping

 

[BookWorm243]

I am so glad to hear that.

 

[tay_boe]

This is great! Mine go into lockdown this weekend yay your thread is so exciting. I love the play by plays! Congrats on those fuzzy babies.