1st Time Hatching - float test results question

[AmyLynn2374]

I have also done water candling, but only on eggs that were already a few days past the hatch date. I put 5 in the water, one at a time, and four of them did nothing. One egg did wiggle, and when I took it out and put it on a paper towel it rolled a bit. I opened the ones that had done nothing and the chicks were DIS. The other one I put back in the incubator, and it moved a bit off and on but never pipped. I lost that chick as well late the following evening. But at least I knew that I had given it a chance by putting it back in the incubator. I wouldn't rely on water candling as the definitive answer, but it can be just one more tool we can use when we have some doubts. BTW, I'm new to hatching and still learning here, so defer to those with much more experience than I have - I sure do!!

All experiences are noteworthy and adds to the pool of knowledge.

 

[Blooie]

Even mine? Gosh, cool!!!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Even mine? Gosh, cool!!!

Of course yours! lol

 

[rhondatalk]

Hi ya'll, just have a question regarding the float test. This is my first hatch. I went and picked up 16 eggs from a local farm, turned out 15 were fertile and all have been progressing. I candled at day 7 and 14, and then last night at day 18 before putting them in lockdown. I have one medium brown egg that I didn't see any movement in last night, though it still had the air sac, but the rest of the egg was dark, couldn't really see anything. I tried the float test, and it went right to the bottom, but stood up on the bottom, and had no movement. I was afraid to leave it in too long because I did get one little air bubble come up when it was sitting on the bottom, so I was afraid it had a crack I couldn't/never saw.

I went ahead and left in in the incubator, but wondering if that was the right move...any thoughts? Don't want an exploding egg!

Great news! of the 15 fertile eggs I put in the incubator, all 15 hatched, including my sinker! I did lose one little Ameraucana baby 2 hours after it hatched, not sure what happened there, but all of the rest of them are healthy and peeping up a storm. Thanks for the advice and so glad I left them all in the incubator! Pipping started on Friday afternoon, and my last baby hatched in the wee hours of morning today. It was an exhausting but super exciting weekend!

 

[Blooie]

Congrats!!! Exciting, isn't it?

 

[rhondatalk]

Absolutely!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Great news! of the 15 fertile eggs I put in the incubator, all 15 hatched, including my sinker! I did lose one little Ameraucana baby 2 hours after it hatched, not sure what happened there, but all of the rest of them are healthy and peeping up a storm. Thanks for the advice and so glad I left them all in the incubator! Pipping started on Friday afternoon, and my last baby hatched in the wee hours of morning today. It was an exhausting but super exciting weekend!

That is excellent news! Congrats!!