We have pips! What do I do????

[mandieg4]

5 of my eggs are hatching already and we just went into lockdown yesterday. What do I do? Leave them in the incubator until the rest hatch? I'm not supposed to open the incubator tomorrow right? ACK! This is so stressful!

 

[debilorrah]

They are fine in the bator for up to 72 hours. Calm down and enjoy it.

 

[nwfl]

Yes, it is enough to make one go nuts. Sit on your hands and don't do anything yet. I have better chicks if I leave them in my hatcher for 24 hours or more. They will walk over and bump into the other eggs and each other. How many eggs do you have to hatch? And what model bator?

 

[ChickenPox]

I always leave mine in until they are completely dry, and them snatch them out really quick. Good luck, and congrats!

 

[mandieg4]

It's a Little Giant and I have almost 3 dozen eggs in there now.

 

[Baralak]

regardless of incubator... Just sit back and enjoy the show. From egg to chicken in 21 days.. I still enjoy watching...


SIT ON YOUR HANDS!!! LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!! Open only after they have dried and fluffed, and there is no other pipping or zipping going on!

 

[fshinggrl]

Enjoy a glass of wine & toast to your success! I agree waiting is going to be so hard!

 

[madrooster]

ill go threw this with u, i have 7 piping right now and it is painful, im on day 20 and there goin nuts in there 21 eggs 7 piped sofar and starting to zip. wohhooooo go jersey giants:yiipchick

 

[Suechick]

congratulations!!

I think it's pretty common to have an early hatch. Have fun!!