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I noticed an external pip at 10 am and the top right started to zip about an hour ago and has only made it about a quarter of the way around. At what point does it need help?
I noticed the external pip around 9am and the membrane is punctured. I can see it moving but it has not started to zip yet.
 
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Zip from start to finish is normally pretty fast. Pip to zip can be a day or more. Remember, they can breath and they have enough yolk to feed them for a couple days. You risk losing humidity on the other eggs by going in but if it dont finish zip in another hr and it sounds like its getting weak I too would finish the zip.
 
Granny Hatchet said:
Zip from start to finish is normally pretty fast. Pip to zip can be a day or more. Remember, they can breath and they have enough yolk to feed them for a couple days. You risk losing humidity on the other eggs by going in but if it dont finish zip in another hr and it sounds like its getting weak I too would finish the zip.
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I am fighting the urge to go in and help but it still seems pretty strong right now. Humidity is at 75% but it looks like the membrane has a little yellow fluid on it and is starting to darken. These are the first 2 and there is 8 others in the incubator with them.
 
Maybe your humidity is a tad high at 75% . If so its possible you get some chicks with curled toes. If so they will have hard time hatching. How long has it been 75% ?
 

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