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[Chicken deficient]

Should I be?

The first (Pekin bantam) egg pipped yesterday morning and must have hatched around lunchtime. This was day on day 18 of incubation.

24 hrs later and there is no sign of pipping in the remaining eggs. It is still only day 19 and they are under a broody, but I'm still getting anxious that they won't hatch. How long an interval can there be between the first and last to hatch?

[miller30]

Hi don't worry I have had a baby pekin hatch on day 18 under my broody and the others didn't start hatching until day 20 I just made sure I put the food and water right in front of the mum as she wont want to leave the other eggs but she will need to show baby how to eat and drink leanne

[Chicken deficient]

Thank you for your reply. I'll go to bed a bit happier knowing your hatch did that. Chick has had it's first lunch and they have both food and water right next to the nest. You are right - mum absolutely does not want to get off the eggs, even for a second.

[Chicken deficient]

we have more pipping!

[miller30]

Goodluck