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    The beginning of Day 23 of chicken eggs

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/float-testing-checking-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching.383525/
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    The beginning of Day 23 of chicken eggs

    I'll see if I can tag you in it somehow im.new to this forum so not sure how to work it yet but it did recommend 90-100 degree temp water i believe but my hot water isn't turned up that high so I just worked with it on how hot i could get it
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    The beginning of Day 23 of chicken eggs

    There's a thread on here that ive commented on that is instructions on how to float delayed hatching eggs, thats where I found the info and instructions on how and when to do it and decided to go ahead and give it a shot
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    The beginning of Day 23 of chicken eggs

    I figured as much so I sucked it up to a loss and tossed it
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    The beginning of Day 23 of chicken eggs

    Yes I do on my incubator. There was no movement or noise, the last time I seen any kind of flutter was right before lockdown, there was still visible veins and I can see the shadow of the developed chick but absolutely no movement what so ever unfortunately
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    The beginning of Day 23 of chicken eggs

    Update: I checked again and still no progress so I sucked it up to a loss and tossed it, i tried to delete the thread but it won't let me So 1 of my 2 eggs I posted a thread about yesterday finally hatched well i was at work tonight, last night I did the float test and within 45 mins of doing...
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    Day 21 of chicken eggs

    I got really worried and candled and did the float test, I believe the float test woke #8 up and he/she pipped close to 9 pm last night, it started zipping a bit by the time I left for work today so not sure if its hatched yet or if it will need assistance but still no movement pips Internally...
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    Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

    Well it was hit and miss with the eggs because my chickens free range and I never know where they lay and I got the itch to hatch and test my new incubator so my daughter and I went and found whatever we could not knowing how long they'd been out there so 6 were infertile or to old, one was...
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    Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

    So I tried this and one started moving but the other did not but the way it floats say viable but there's absolutely no movement
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    Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

    No the others were no good i had 3 start to develop but the 3rd didn't make it into lockdown just 2 did egg #7 and egg #8. Egg 8 was active when going into lockdown 7 was very little, #8 started wobbling last night but not today so I just candled both and no movement no internal pip that I can...
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    Day 21 of chicken eggs

    I went ahead and checked them tonight no movement no internal pip that I can see should I open them?
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    Day 21 of chicken eggs

    So I candled tonight since my one was wobbling last night and not today should I open since I seen no movement and did not hear chirping
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    Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

    So I just candled and no movement in either even the one that was wobbling last night.should I open
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    Day 21 of chicken eggs

    Ok. Thank you
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    Day 21 of chicken eggs

    Definitely, I just want to save it if its in distress
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    Day 21 of chicken eggs

    When should I check?
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    Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

    Sry I just joined haven't figured out how to work this forum yet 😅 so do I candle today?
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    Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

    They are chicken eggs, my temp has been 99.5 in a forced air incubator and humidity was around 50-55 the entire time until lockdown then humidity was put up to 74-75 and temp was lowered to 98 for less than 24hrs as I had read info saying to set it at 98 but then everything else said stay at...
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    Day 21 of chicken eggs

    Im a little into day 21 of incubation and 2 eggs out of 9 went into lockdown on day 18, at candling egg #8 was alive and moving and it started rocking a bit last night but no chirps or external pips as of this morning and have not seen it rock again yet, egg #7 at candling was a bit harder to...
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    Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

    So im part way through day 21, I have 2 left out of 9 and egg#8 just started moving last night but no external pip as of this morning and I don't see it moving at the moment egg #7 was slightly moving when I last candled right before lockdown but egg has not moved at all do I wait longer to...
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