[massa]

hi, question is in the title really, how long from the chick first breaking through to it coming out fully?

[joyfull]

it can take hours - some seem to start then rest whilst others pip and then next minute you turn around and there they are.

[Caralou]

I had one take less then 10 minutes and another over 24 hours - that's why I use a broody as otherwise I couldn't stand the waiting!

[massa]

thats a bit of a relief then, my first one broke through with a small hole around an hour and half ago it was breaking bits of shell off and poking its beak out of the hole but for about the last half hour i havent seen it move, i guess it must be resting! their not actually due to hatch untill tomorrow! will it be ok if its not out before i go to bed? wont i need to put it in the brooder with the food and water?

[massa]

im starting to worry a little now its been nearly 3 hours since there was any movement! is this normal?

[massa]

my first egg to start still ant moved i think its not made it, just had another one hatch out in about 15 min

[Casey76]

I've had a couple take more than 24 hours from pip to hatch.

However I've had more than a few who pip then fail to hatch for whatever reason... though often it is because they have pipped in the wong place.

[Sassy]

It is best to leave newly hatched chicks in the incubator for at least 24 hours to dry out. They have food for at least that amount of time.

[Tazzy]

Most of mine hatched out within the hour, although one unfortunately died just after hatching  . Have you tried listening to the egg; any sounds, cheeps, pecking noises? Does it still feel warm to the touch. Unfortunately it doesn't sound too good if there hasn't been any movement  . It may be for the best if it was very weak or ill. It's still very sad to think of one not making it though

[massa]

the chick never made it out of the egg! i feel like i should have helped it but like Tazzy said if it couldnt make it out on its own it was probably not meant to be!  never mind i still have one! gona pick up some day olds in a couple of days if none of the others hatch so its not al alone! its jus bumbleing around on its own and falling over!

[maggiem]

Do you have to alter/lowere the humidity in the incubator after they hatch if keeping them in it for 24hours. Ours was set at 65% for hatching and all hatched now. I'm not sure whether to leave it at hatching settings or to change them. Maggie