I've been hearing chirping all day. How long can they chirp in there before they pip? I feel like it's going to run out of air. This is day 18 by they way. I feel like a nervous mother.
Is it bantam? Bantams tend to hatch earlier around 18 days. Once a chick starts chirping it should hatch or start pipping within 24-30 hours. If it has been longer than 30 hours after the chick started chirping and it has not started pipping yet then get worried.
If you ABSOLUTELY know that the chick needs help, here is a link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching
Thanks. I'm not sure when it started but I know it was sometime between 7am and 3 this afternoon. I heard it when I got home from work. Their dad is a bantam, mom is Rhode Island red.