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When chickens hatch, the pip appears first. What is a pip?.

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Just prior to hatching, the chick pokes its beak through the membranes (pips) into the air cell and begins breathing with its lungs. Chicken eggs are expected to hatch on or around day 21 into incubation and should generally hatch within 24 hours of the first pip in the batch.

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