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Did they hatch yet? Sometimes there is an air cell on one end and some space on the opposite end that the chick has not grown into yet. Good luck to you!

Whatever was in there died. Sorry.

The inside of the egg looks normal. In my experience having the humidity too high during hatching is not a problem. The chicks will not dry quickly but you can put them in the brooder under the heat lamp if you want them to dry faster. If the chicks are not taking up the entire space...

That is what happened to mine. They pipped on the bottom (not in the air cell but in the middle of the egg). I could see fluid leaking from the bottom of the eggs. By the time I found them the chicks had already drowned. When they pipped on the top or side the chicks have survived (sometimes...

I've had eggs pip in the middle on the down side and the chicks usually drown before they can get out. I don't know how to prevent this, but fortunately it has not happened to me very often. I've noticed that the larger the egg, the more likely this is to happen. Also, some breeds/hens seem...

The water goes in the incubator so that the heat doesn't cook the eggs. You don't want to create an oven so you need humidity inside the incubator. In some climates there is enough humidity in the air to be able to incubate eggs using a "dry hatch". However, you normally need to ensure the...

If you have a broody hen you can slip the chick under her after sunset. I wouldn't recommend letting all the broody hens have just one chick since they could end up fighting over it.

It sounds like your chick might be "shrink wrapped". If it can't get out of the membrane, you can wet it with warm water on a Qtip to try to get it to loosen up.

One hour without heat won't hurt them, but there are other reasons they will stop growing. It is fairly common. If you think it has stopped growing, it is better to toss it so it doesn't rot in the incubator.

If you put chicks under your broody, she will leave the next within a day or two. Any eggs that are left under her won't hatch. You would have to take the eggs she has and put them in the incubator to hatch. Probably better just to leave them where they are.

Are all the eggs supposed to hatch at the same time? And how many are there? You don't want your hen stuck taking care of too many chicks.

Legbar eggs are difficult to hatch depending on what lines they come from. My first two hatches got 0% on the legbars. Third hatch I had about 40%, but the rooster was not a legbar. I'd give them an extra day to hatch. After that, tap on the egg. If you get no response from the chick it is...

The first 7 days of development are the most crucial in terms of avoiding defects and ensuring proper development. The less you handle them, the better. It is best to wait to day 7 to candle them. You won't be able to see much before then anyway.

If you can't see veining, then your flashlight may not be strong enough. I have a high powered tactical flashlight and can see veining in all but the darkest of my Marans eggs. Not that you need to see the veining, but if you are wanting to see it you might need to buy a different light. The...

I'm not sure about the silkie eggs. I'd say just wipe them down and hope for the best. Maybe someone that has experience with exploding eggs can help with this one.

The eggs should not be exploding on day 2. They must have been bad when you got them. If I were you I'd get rid of all of them since you don't know if they were in the nest for a few days before you got them...or a month.

Thanks for the reply. They are cream legbar eggs so they are very light blue. I did not mark the air cells since I am weighing then instead. I had six different breeds in the incubator. All the eggs are very well developed and have a nice dark embryo inside and a well defined air...

Two pics of eggs at day 10. They looked great at day 7, but now I think they are gonners. There are 6 total and only one looks OK. Thoughts?