1. Oct 6, 2014 #1
   

   abgraves69 Chirping

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   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.

    
2. Oct 6, 2014 #2
   

   CountryFlock Songster

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   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.

    

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3. Oct 6, 2014 #3
   

   CountryFlock Songster

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   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

    
4. Oct 6, 2014 #4
   

   abgraves69 Chirping

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   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.

    

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