Noise in eggs B4 hatching?

[MareeZoCool]

I'm SO VERY CONFUSED! I was told that the peeps can be heard from eggs days B4 they hatch. Have any of you heard an egg peeping?

 

[TGarcia]

Yes you can...I was checking on my eggs this morning and heard chirping.....and within 1 hour of hearing them....I had my first pip.

 

[Mahonri]

YES!

I had two remaining eggs in my brinsea where I could here them peeping without a pip.

They couldn't get through the hard shells. I pipped for them. The lived. (both were roos so I won't be passing on the tough shell gene in my flock as they've been rehomed)

 

[abanjaf]

I've only noticed peeping 12-24 hours before hatch on mine. The peeping comes from when the chick has internally pipped into the air cell. This only occurs right before hatching

 

[MareeZoCool]

Thanks TGarcia,Mahroni, & abanjaf! My hen is sitting tight on those 4 eggs, I'll sneak out there one more time today Hatching's due on Thursday. I swear I'm almost more excited than a kid on Christmas eve!