Almost Day 23 and no signs of hatching

[WVduckchick]

Day 23, its time to candle those eggs again.

 

[enggass]

What store?

 

[AshleySTAR]

What store?

Urban Chicken in Raleigh NC. The fertilized eggs that they sale come from the owners chickens.

 

[AshleySTAR]

Day 23, its time to candle those eggs again.

At this stage should I be looking for anything specific?

 

[WVduckchick]

At this stage should I be looking for anything specific?

Hope for blood vessels or fully dark all the way to the air cell, movement, drawdown of the air cell, or even internal pips and movement of a beak inside the air cell space.

Bad things would be darkness with clear area between the darkness and the air cell. Or any large clear areas throughout the egg. Or any abnormal sloshing inside.

Also use your nose! Smell the egg for any foul odor, and handle carefully.

Drawdown happens when the chick is getting into hatching position. The normal round/oval air cell gets out of shape and looks like this: See the curve in the air cell?

 

[WVduckchick]

And not to sound rude, because everyone has probably done it a time or two (including myself), but are you positive of the day count?

 

[AshleySTAR]

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]

And not to sound rude, because everyone has probably done it a time or two (including myself), but are you positive of the day count?

You're good, no worries! But yes I am positive about the day count.

 

[WVduckchick]

Please, please, please, remove those 2 red plugs.

 

[WVduckchick]

Before your next set, I would urge you to get new meters, calibrate them for accuracy and compare to your unit's numbers. I see a little condensation on the window (a little is fine) so that leads me to believe it is higher than 59% as the meter is showing. Being this late, I'd also bet the temperature is not accurate.

Is there a fan or no?