Sad news & good news . . .
The sad news it that the chick that pipped yesterday didn't make it. He was just too weak to break all the way through the egg. The membrane under the shell was too tough for him to get through so that he could breathe.
Remember - if we try to help a chick hatch, it won't develop its muscles all the way so that it can survive after the hatch. I'm sad, too. :(
The good news is that another egg is peeping a lot today AND it is moving. It made a tiny crack - but no hole so far. This can take a while. I need to leave the incubator shut so that the humidity level can stay at the right point. (I did open it just enough to get the sad egg out and put a wet paper towel in so that the incubator could keep its humidity!)
So . . . . you know what I did? I prayed ~ I've grown quite attached to these little eggs and so hope that at least one can hatch! I don't know what's going to happen, but it never hurts to ask for God's help!
I will keep you posted!
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