Chook Me!

How long can a baby chick survive chirping in the egg without pipping, Its been 26 hours now.?

Ive had 6 chicks hatch 5 two days ago and 1 three days ago. but I have a chirping egg in the incubator, its been chirping without pipping for 26 hours now. Has anyone got any idea about this......Thanking anyone that can help with this

Public Comments

1. he needs help he dosnt have the streinght to get out take him to the vet to be hatcher or u might be able to help it hatck sometimes if there in there to long it will get stuck to the egg
2. he just needs some help geting out because he dosent have enoghf enerjey so all you have to do is get something sharp but not to sharp to cut the baby bird and open a little hole and then wait a little and if he still dosent come out break the egg for him
3. depending on the species of bird it is, it can take up to 48 hours. If you break a blood vessel, you can kill the chick. You have to be very careful of how you help the chick. Good Luck!
4. carefully start a hole in the end with the air pocket. Be careful not to harm the chick inside, and don't use any sharp object that may go to far in. Allow the chick some time to work on his own, and if he still isn't breaking out, then enlarge the hole a bit. Starting a hole will give the baby a bit of breathing room and keep it from suffocating (there is air, but not that much in an egg, and while the eggshell is permeable, the chick will start using more oxygen than what is coming in). Just keep watch, and give it a bit of assistance if needed.