On day 3 of trying to hatch an egg in my boobs

[2 many chickens]

So there's no air cell on the end? Does it look like possibly a saddle air cell now?

 

[Mylied]

So there's no air cell on the end? Does it look like possibly a saddle air cell now?

I would think the chick is just in the aircell. I've never heard of an aircell disappearing at the end.

 

[PrincessKiara]

So there's no air cell on the end? Does it look like possibly a saddle air cell now?

No air cell, period. The chick fills up where the air cell used to be, from end to end of the egg. To either side of the chick is a gap where I can see through the shell clearly. It looks like this:

(Dotted yellow line is where the air cell was this morning, where it should be. It's completely gone now. All dark, full of chick)

 

[PrincessKiara]

I can also see very clearly that there is no veining in the clear parts of the egg, could that means chick has absorbed the blood and is ready to hatch? It is late on day 18 almost day 19 in a few hours...

 

[2 many chickens]

I would think the chick is just in the aircell. I've never heard of an aircell disappearing at the end.

Yeah me neither but she says it's clear where the red lines are

 

[Mylied]

No air cell, period. The chick fills up where the air cell used to be, from end to end of the egg. To either side of the chick is a gap where I can see through the shell clearly. It looks like this:

(Dotted yellow line is where the air cell was this morning, where it should be. It's completely gone now. All dark, full of chick)

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I mean, their head goes up in there to external pip.

 

[PrincessKiara]

Yeah me neither but she says it's clear where the red lines are

I'm just hoping and praying chick pipped internally, got in where the air cell used to be, stretched out and is resting before external pip? I'm worried! Ugh.

Also the other baby, I see a motionless triangular shadow in the air cell, that's an internal pip right? I thought they were supposed to chirp but I don't hear a thing...

 

[Mylied]

I can also see very clearly that there is no veining in the clear parts of the egg, could that means chick has absorbed the blood and is ready to hatch? It is late on day 18 almost day 19 in a few hours...

If you want to open where you know the aircell was, go for it. Just go slow and gentle. I don't always hear peeping from mine.

 

[PrincessKiara]

Ugh I'm so so nervous. Thank you so so much <3
What, if anything, should I see if I decide to make the poke?

 

[2 many chickens]

I'm just hoping and praying chick pipped internally, got in where the air cell used to be, stretched out and is resting before external pip? I'm worried! Ugh.

Also the other baby, I see a motionless triangular shadow in the air cell, that's an internal pip right? I thought they were supposed to chirp but I don't hear a thing...

Yes that's an internal pip! That's great!
I don't know about the other baby tho, if he never even internally pipped or anything, it's not ready. Maybe it's working itself up to that?