So I went to throw the nearly dead eggs out. Nothing had happened, i was sure they were gone. Crack one open, the one that felt the lightest so i was sure it had stopped developing....wanted to see how far along it had gotten.....there is a live chick in it! I was TOTALLY shocked! Still some blood, not ready to hatch. I called Cynthia in total panic, tried to save it, looks like it is not going to make it, I cannot see it breathing anymore and it is not moving at all. It was ok for a couple hours. I am the WORST hatcher ever. What if that was the only one that made it this far! Argh!!!! It seemed to be perfectly formed.
And I cannot believe anything survived that cold night in the incubator. So I will wait and see on the others. No pips, not a thing. No way am I throwing out anything until I am positive. I wonder if that cold night is making them hatch late?
Sad face. Bad bad chicken mom. Not enough patience for this.
Edited by La Casa de Pollo - 4/6/12 at 2:13pm
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~Lisa, the overworked pet to a chicken herd of many spoiled (girls?) and 2 handsome boys: Turkens, Rocks, Sexlinks, Houdans, Marans, Olive EE's, EE's, Ameraucanas, Polish, Showgirls, Silkies, a cute Frizzle mutt and an Austra-white. And some cute little quail! http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/la-casa-de-pollos-member-page
yes, the cold could have slowed their development some. I wouldn't throw them out until day 23 is over, if you can manage that (not sure when your next lockdown is?). It is hard to be patient on them! Eggs need to have something like a turkey timer, where it pops up when they are ready!
