Almost Day 23 and no signs of hatching

[AshleySTAR]

Hi all! I'm new here and could really use your help! It's my first time having chick eggs in an incubator. I only have 4 eggs. As of right now I am only a few hours short of being on Day 23 based off of the exact time I put them in. I have the Little Giant 11300 Deluxe Incubator. Any tips on what might be going on or what I should do?

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to BYC!
Has the temp and humidity been regulated?
Did you candle the eggs?
Did you turn the eggs or use an automatic egg turner?

 

[AshleySTAR]

Thank you! I'm very detail oriented so I did everything I was supposed to. Had auto egg turner. Took it out before lockdown. Humidity has been exactly where it needed to be. I didn't learn of candling until lockdown day and since I was trying to be fast with getting the turner out and getting the water in to increase the humidity I only candled them quickly. I'm pretty certain there were 3 chicks. 1 egg seemed clear but I saw darkness in the other 3. My only concern is that maybe the temp wasn't quite right the entire time. Sometimes it went just a little below 99.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Don't panic yet.....

 

[AshleySTAR]

Haha I'm definitely starting to panic! I read through a lot of other posts so I know that it's possible everything is okay. But I think the biggest thing that worries me is that I've seen nothing happen. I haven't seen the eggs move at all. I even tried doing what someone suggested on here where I shined a bright flashlight and shouted loudly to see if that would startle them and nothing happened.‍

 

[cleoandtheflock]

Do you open the incubator a lot
Are they from your chickens and could I see pictures of them and the setup
Don’t panic yet sometimes it’s a few days longer than expected

 

[bobbi-j]

My only concern is that maybe the temp wasn't quite right the entire time. Sometimes it went just a little below 99.

This could be the answer to your question. Depending on how low and how long it was low, it most likely delayed your hatch. Are you using a calibrated thermometer, or one that came built into your incubator?

 

[AshleySTAR]

Do you open the incubator a lot
Are they from your chickens and could I see pictures of them and the setup
Don’t panic yet sometimes it’s a few days longer than expected

Do you open the incubator a lot
Are they from your chickens and could I see pictures of them and the setup
Don’t panic yet sometimes it’s a few days longer than expected

I have not opened the incubator since lockdown. They are eggs that I bought from a local store. I will take pictures as soon as I get back home!

 

[AshleySTAR]

This could be the answer to your question. Depending on how low and how long it was low, it most likely delayed your hatch. Are you using a calibrated thermometer, or one that came built into your incubator?

I am not using a calibrated thermometer. Just the one built into the incubator.

 

[bobbi-j]

I am not using a calibrated thermometer. Just the one built into the incubator.

Ah - those are notorious for being off. Something to think about in the future would be to pick up a couple of thermometers, make sure they’re calibrated and use them.