Urgent! Is this twins?

[larwilli2000]

Hello,
If you have a moment, please take a look at the link https://www.facebook.com/larhonda.williams.33/videos/vb.100000429841720/1739267546097557/?type=3
and tell me if I'm crazy. I can't figure out how to upload it to my post. Anyway, I think I am seeing TWO internal pips! These are Silkie eggs and they're at day 20. I had calendared day 21 on Monday. I had to leave town unexpectedly and just got home today, so I was readying the bator for lockdown when I found this. I went back and looked at my notes and day 21 is actually tomorrow. I've had them take 21 days before but others have hatched late on day 19. Twins? Both "pips" are moving up and down regularly. If it is twins, do I need to position the egg any differently? My humidity has been in the low to mid 40s until this afternoon afternoon when I found the internal pips. It's at 65 now. I'm a little worried this may be a difficult hatch and I don't want to add to any potential demise.

 

[larwilli2000]

 

[junebuggena]

No. Just a single chick trying to get into the right position for hatching. Remember you are just seeing shadows, so it can be difficult to distinguish an elbow or toe from a beak.

 

[microchick]

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Only one little beak. Other could be a little foot with toes curled pressing up against the membrane. Everything looks good. Try not to handle the eggs during lock down. I know it's hard ..... like not shaking boxes under the Christmas tree but the eggs need to have humidity right now and too much handling during lock down can cause malpresentations.

Everything looks good for a hatch. Mine usually external pip within 12 hours after pipping internally but they can take longer.

Happy hatching!

 

[larwilli2000]

X2

Only one little beak. Other could be a little foot with toes curled pressing up against the membrane. Everything looks good. Try not to handle the eggs during lock down. I know it's hard ..... like not shaking boxes under the Christmas tree but the eggs need to have humidity right now and too much handling during lock down can cause malpresentations.

Everything looks good for a hatch. Mine usually external pip within 12 hours after pipping internally but they can take longer.

Happy hatching!

Were you able to see the video? I wasn't sure if it was accessible. I don't generally handle them during lockdown. I was just putting bator on lockdown and I always candle before lockdown. Thank you and please let me know about the link.

 

[junebuggena]

The video link does not work.

 

[larwilli2000]

No. Just a single chick trying to get into the right position for hatching. Remember you are just seeing shadows, so it can be difficult to distinguish an elbow or toe from a beak.

The egg is chirping. Doesn't that indicate internal pip?

 

[larwilli2000]

The video link does not work.

I was afraid of that. I don't know how to get it uploaded. Grrrrr

 

[microchick]

I saw the pictures. Couldn't access the movie. I don't do Facebook,
Chirps!? Great! Chirp back! I do! It helps coax the little ones out! Then the first hatched can take over the chirping duties and coax the others out.

 

[larwilli2000]