Should I help this chick hatch?

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

hello everyone
I have a question so one of my chicks piped at nine o'clock last night or maybe ten anyway I don't know if I should help it yet or just wait if so how long should I wait if it doesn't hatch currently it's around 6 o'clock thanks everyone!

 

[alexa009]

What does it look like? Do you have a picture? Because I know one of my chicks got stuck when being incubated and his whole head was coming out. I had to take a wet paper towel and gently wipe of the shell and pull it off. Unfortunately it was a roo but his head was twisted in and stuck in the membrane. Luckily he was fine though. Just thought you could use this information.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

What does it look like? Do you have a picture? Because I know one of my chicks got stuck when being incubated and his whole head was coming out. I had to take a wet paper towel and gently wipe of the shell and pull it off. Unfortunately it was a roo but his head was twisted in and stuck in the membrane. Luckily he was fine though. Just thought you could use this information.

it just looks like a pip It looks like two cracks in the shell the camera isn't working sorry

 

[EggSighted4Life]

it just looks like a pip It looks like two cracks in the shell the camera isn't working sorry

I personally wouldn't help. It needs to at least start zipping. It is resting in their absorbing the yolk and all.

Keep you humidity high. What day are you on? How many others are participating? Pipped, already hatched...?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I should note that I VERY often go a long time between pip before zip starts. Probably even 24 hours.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

I personally wouldn't help. It needs to at least start zipping. It is resting in their absorbing the yolk and all.

Keep you humidity high. What day are you on? How many others are participating? Pipped, already hatched...?

Thanks and it's day 21 I have 41 eggs in the incubator and the humidity is up high none have hatched yet but one is zipping right now

 

[chickenmeadow]

I don't know what the pip stage is, but very first pip is to let air/oxygen in. It happens involuntarily when their neck has a "jerk" type reaction to lack of good oxygen, that's why they have an "egg tooth" temporarily at the end of their beak, to break thru. Nature thinks of everything! Many of my eggs go 1 1/2 to 2 days before the chicks are out. I can hardly wait, but still I do not help & hurt the egg chicks (most everyone who has helped has a sad story); when I can't take it anymore, I sing them a sweet song (mine is "good night chickies" & it also calms the flock down if they get startled in the coop). The chicks can hear their broody hen mamas talk to them; I've seen the hen talking to her pipped eggs under her; they must get anxious too & can hear the chicks peeps. Let up know how it all goes. Best wishes.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

He hatched all is well thanks everyone!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Glad to hear it!

If there aren't more pipped or zipping... I would suggest you might need to calibrate some of your instruments... as would indicate temperature concerns.

In addition, if you didn't move them to new locations in the bator that could be one reason for early or late hatchers. Even with my forced air bator and auto turner, this is important as both temperature and humidity vary at different locations. So moving daily helps to keep hatches tight.

Hope your others come along great!