Tiegrsi
Songster
My first time incubating. I was starting to get concerned because I just passed the 22 day Mark (couple hours), but then I heard CHIRP! Chirp chirp!
I got so excited so I peeked through the "windows" on the top of the incubator. The egg is bumping around a bit and I hear noise but no pip (external). But there is an X shaped crack on the top of the egg!
I was worried the baby was pipping in the wrong spot so I quickly candled - nope! The internal pip is in the air sack, I see it's beak wobbling around.
Can they start to zip before the external pip? Is this the sign of a soft shell? Should I be worried? Everything else seems well.
I got so excited so I peeked through the "windows" on the top of the incubator. The egg is bumping around a bit and I hear noise but no pip (external). But there is an X shaped crack on the top of the egg!
I was worried the baby was pipping in the wrong spot so I quickly candled - nope! The internal pip is in the air sack, I see it's beak wobbling around.
Can they start to zip before the external pip? Is this the sign of a soft shell? Should I be worried? Everything else seems well.
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