Pip question

[yellowchick]

Is it a pip if the shell isn't competely broken through were it's been pecked? I have one egg that has a small raised spot where the chick has at least pecked it. This is my first hatch, so sorry if this is a dumb question.

Thanks,
YC

 

[miss_jayne]

it is in the process of pipping alright! yeah!

why would that be a dumb question? if you don't know the answer, you have to ask to learn. you're a smart cookie for asking.

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

If you can see hairline cracks then I would call it a pip.

 

[yellowchick]

good deal, thanks...I can hear just a faint chirp every now and then if I put my ear up to the top vent hole. I guess I'm going to have to put the video camera on the bator tonight so I can get some sleep...

 

[yellowchick]

now it's chirpping like crazy everytime the heat/lightbulb goes on or off....I'm not going to get any sleep tonight.

 

[BuckskinMama]

 

[yellowchick]

3 pips this morning (out of 6 eggs) the first to pip last night is starting to zip. I'll be at work all day so I put the video camera on them. Is it normal for the membrane around the piped spot to be a whiteish color? I have my humidity at 61% should I raise it any when I get home?

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

YAY!! Hope they all hatch!

I find that if I talk to my hatching chickies the get more motivated to move while I am baby talking to them "Come on Chickie, you can do it....get outa there and I will kiss on you forever" LOL They wigggle like mad when I do that. Also, I have found that other chicks will motivate the unhatched to keep at it.

 

[Goose and Fig]

That's a normal color for the membrane. You could raise the humidity a little. Throw - well not literally- a warm wet washcloth in there. Yay babies!

 

[yellowchick]

good news.....5 of 6 out and the 6th one is zipping.....pretty good for the first time