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Ok one last question, my first egg pipped at 1030 last night and is mostly out just sitting in the egg but fine and healthy. I don't have picts to post yet will have this afternoon.

The question, this is the only one that pipped, and I was on MJ's site and was reading how he cuts the rest of the eggs when the first pips? Is this the standard, does everyone do it that way if no other has started by this evening? Or is it ok to leave them be till they are ready?

Thanks,
JC

How many days have they been incubating for? If it has been 55 or more days I would go ahead and cut but I would give the rest 6-8 hours and then cut if there are some that haven't pipped yet.

Thats just me though...

Jason

This first one pipped on the 55th day the rest are on day 56 today. That first little one started at like 11 pm last night so it's going on twelve hours now. I will check on them at 1pm and see if they have started, if not then tonight say sevenish think I can go ahead and open those others up?

Yeah, I would go ahead and open them up this evening. There should be no problem with that at all.

Jason

Some people cut the eggs way to early in my opinion. I do what MJ does...once the first head pops out I feel comfortable cutting the others. But not cutting them I think extends the experience. If your not getting a ton of clutches you may want to sit back an let the process drag out a bit. It's like when you have a nice fish on.....you just play it a little longer just to soak up the moment a bit more.

Your fine cutting them or not cutting them....I just feel much better waiting to see one pip before I grab the cutting tool.
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Ok came home and they were all pipped so I cut the rest got 4 out of six pastels, big babies.

The rest still need to come out one normal female is cleaned up and settled in her new box.

Congratulations! They look like nice big healthy babies, what are they weighing?
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