to pip or not to pip?

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lauraoneill

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Feb 19, 2016
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Sorry am a bit confused by the site. I was looking for some advice with my silke eggs. It's day 24. 2 eggs have hatched but the final egg is showing no signs. I followed your thread, candled but no signs of internal pipping or movement, no chirping. Float tested and it floats perfectly around the air sac. But what do I do now? Do I start pipping?
 
Hi :welcome

Glad you could join the flock! Personally for me at 24 days and with no sign of life from candling I would say the chick is dead in shell. That's just my opinion and what I would think if it were my own egg. If you want to though you could start a pip just to see what is going in there. Here is an article that should help you ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

Fingers crossed I am wrong and you just have a late hatcher :fl

Wishing you the very best of luck and enjoy BYC :frow
 
Unless your incubator was running cooler than required, or you are doing a staggered hatch, 24 days is too long for them to hatch. I would think the last chick died in the shell.
 

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