When should you hear peeping?

[kroder]

How soon before hatching do you hear the chicks peeping inside the shell? I have 2 Buff Orpingtons sitting on eggs that I ordered and put under them on 5/13. Tomorrow will be 21 days, but I don't hear any sound coming frome the eggs. I candled them about 10 after I got them and all but 1 looked fertile. I haven't candled them lately ,though. Should I give them a couple of extra days since the were "mail order"?

 

[cracking up]

If you put them under the thirteenth day 21 will be Thursday. I would give them a while after that. It won't hurt anything to let her sit a few extra days. Sometimes you don't ever hear peeping unless you tap on the egg. Usually that happens on day 20.

 

[Redcatcher]

The earliest I have heard them is on the 19th day but as late as the 21st for large eggs. They will sleep/rest a lot between peeping so you can miss it if you're not in the same room as the incubator.

 

[kroder]

Well, my math is really bad! For some reason, I had tomorrow marked as the day the chicks should be here. But, your right-Thursday is day 21, not tomorrow. I will have to wait a few days for my answer. I asked because I had some hens hatch some of my eggs last week and I could hear peeping and scratching the night before they hatched. Thanks!

 

[Spinster_Sister]

Try peeping at them! Encourage them to come out....I think you'll starting getting peeps back shortly! I also set my 25 eggs on the 13th and am candling now and setting them for lockdown tonight

 

[PriceFamilyFarms]

I also set on the 13th and ready for a thursday hatch...lots of rockin and rollin going on!

 

[pgpoultry]

Some of my recent batch didn't peep till day 23, and still came out alright,so there's time yet,
Good Luck,
sandie

 

[UGAchick]

I set on the 13th too! Only 2 eggs, though. I haven't candeled at all because I kept putting more eggs in. I haven't done lockdown yet (I know!) because I can't get my hatching box to remain stable with temp and humidity. It is my mission this morning!!

Good luck everyone!

Post pictures of your babies!

 

[Gypsy07]

Any time I've heard peeping from eggs, they've started pipping within 12 hours.

 

[spuetz07]

WOW!! I set on the 13th too! (I guess, because Thursday will be day 21 for me as well) There are lots of us. I didnt know you could hear the peeps before they hatch; that is really cool! Now I will be obsessing over hearing that as well as if they are going to hatch at all!! lol
Cant wait till I hear some little chicky peeps!!