From the first crack in an egg, To a chick hatching

kizza · « **on:** April 06, 2008, 10:38 »

How long does this process take :?: I currently have a brood of 9 ko-shamo eggs under a ko-shamo hen. Around 5 out of the 9 showed cracks yesterday in the shells and this morning one has made its way out and the 8 other eggs are all cracking and pipping. How long is this process supposed to take? from signs of pipping to fully hatched

muntjac · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2008, 10:43 »

sorry ,,,,,,

but the how long is a piece of string comes in here ,some come in minutes others take longer if you see that a chick may be trying to get out and is getting tired just use a pair of sterile tweezers and chip a little shell away from the point where the chick is working on

naturesparadise · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2008, 11:00 »

it can take 4 to 5 hurs

but it should be said really you should not help the chick out of the shell

kizza · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2008, 11:00 »

Cant really do that munty as they are in the barn down the paddock and i dont like disturbing the mother etc etc...i would have thought a couple of hours but some of these must be going on 14 hours already

naturesparadise · « **Reply #4 on:** April 06, 2008, 11:02 »

14 hours :shock: thats rather long i would check that some are not DOA if they are then remove them

kizza · « **Reply #5 on:** April 06, 2008, 11:43 »

Whats DOA :?:

Jellyhead · « **Reply #6 on:** April 06, 2008, 11:45 »

Dead :cry: on :cry: arrival :cry:
Though I have had a day from first crack to arrival so all is not lost

babe · « **Reply #7 on:** April 06, 2008, 17:23 »

it can take a whole day, they do say if the chick cant get out on its own, then its not meant to be.

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