Quote Originally Posted by loonunit View Post
Yeah, the gulps are pretty normal. I was just watching my pastel het pieds pipping this weekend, and they all went through a pretty pronounced heavy breathing stage while still in the egg.

Is he still in the egg? A picture of the umbilicus over his head would be helpful. I wouldn't panic unless everyone is out of the egg tomorrow and he's still in there. If he doesn't exit within 6 hours of the last sibling, then yeah, I'd pull him out and have a look.
He is no longer under his umbilicus I have no idea where it went to actually. Hopefully he will be coming out soon! I cant see any veins on the inside of the egg anymore either...... Im so excited, and so nervous. I definately wish I had more experience with this first clutch having these two beautiful piebalds. But quite frankly we weren't completely expecting the eggs. I just bought the pair of het. pieds a week before she laid, because the owner thought they were no good for breeding but her build and the way she was clumping I knew he had to be wrong!! He should of waited a little longer I guess!