Are my eggs okay?

[alkitcat]

First time Hatcher here with a zoo full of animals already but let me get to the point, I’m on day 22 and 2 of my 6 eggs has hatched (one hatched day 20 and another early morning day 21). I took the dry chicks out of the incubator yesterday and made sure that none of the other eggs had pipped beforehand. I heard cheeping coming from the incubator yesterday and again this morning but no pips! I’ve put a wet bit of what’sit called tissue stuff (brain fart sorry) to keep the humidity at optimum temps just in case.. can the chicks get stuck before pipping or are they just late bloomers do you think? Should I be worried?

 

[LaurEliz]

I've had some take extra long to get out before and I've had some that I've heard peeping that, for one reason or another, died before they could make it out. One of which I ended up cracking open days later after it never hatched (and had stopped peeping and grown cold) after six of its brothers/sisters hatched. He had almost fully formed but his little belly button hadn't closed. I don't know why he didn't hatch like all the others, but even if I had assisted him, I'm not sure if he would've made it. I'd continue giving him time for a few more days to see what happens. I've had happy and not-so-happy endings with similar situations. Good luck!

 

[Pekin747]

See it's one of them things that u cant really prepare for because I had a hatch there bout a month ago now and it was one of my most stressful hatches ever the first bird was out on day 20 and the last bird didnt co.e out til day 27 ik crazy I did end up feeding the chick throw the egg I used just different things that a friend let me have as I didnt want to buy jars of vit and minerals at 15 euro a jar for 3 chicks
I'd just left them see but if it goes past day 23 I'd assist them but be prepared that u might lose them and u might but there is stil a small chance theyed live
Do u moms me asking what breed they are and what make ur incubater is and what ur settings r on ur incubator??

 

[alkitcat]

I've had some take extra long to get out before and I've had some that I've heard peeping that, for one reason or another, died before they could make it out. One of which I ended up cracking open days later after it never hatched (and had stopped peeping and grown cold) after six of its brothers/sisters hatched. He had almost fully formed but his little belly button hadn't closed. I don't know why he didn't hatch like all the others, but even if I had assisted him, I'm not sure if he would've made it. I'd continue giving him time for a few more days to see what happens. I've had happy and not-so-happy endings with similar situations. Good luck!

Thank you so much for the feedback its nice to know some of the things that could happen in this situation as I’ve no idea. I’m a little nervous about loosing a chick even though I know it does happen sometimes unfortunately.. I’ll keep this thread updated if anything happens

 

[alkitcat]

See it's one of them things that u cant really prepare for because I had a hatch there bout a month ago now and it was one of my most stressful hatches ever the first bird was out on day 20 and the last bird didnt co.e out til day 27 ik crazy I did end up feeding the chick throw the egg I used just different things that a friend let me have as I didnt want to buy jars of vit and minerals at 15 euro a jar for 3 chicks
I'd just left them see but if it goes past day 23 I'd assist them but be prepared that u might lose them and u might but there is stil a small chance theyed live
Do u moms me asking what breed they are and what make ur incubater is and what ur settings r on ur incubator??

I have no clue of the breeds I got a clutch of 6 from the Durham hens website they’re all mixed I’m afraid..

Here’s a picture of the eggs when I got them so far the pinkish on and the green/blue(109) one has hatched. With the incubator I bought it off amazon and it’s been working surprisingly well I’ll insert a photo

Mind the temperature on that it’s actually at 37.5 degrees and has been throughout the entire process I wasn’t sure if I should increase or decrease during the hatch stage so I left it at 37.5. The humidity is around 85% right now. The second time round I’ll probably invest in a brinsea and overall better equipment

 

[Rockporters]

I used 2 of those incubators for my first time hatching. All went well, but it required a lot of watching and fiddling. I bought a Brinsea for this hatch, it really isn’t any better.

My two cents on the Janoel... The temp is not accurate, place a calibrated thermometer and hygrometer inside where you can see without opening. It can get really hot out of
The blue, so keeping temps lower was better. Set it on a towel, and wrap a towel around the outside rim (only!) to keep humidity and temp more consistent. I hatched 6 out of 7 eggs!

Good luck!

 

[Pekin747]

I have no clue of the breeds I got a clutch of 6 from the Durham hens website they’re all mixed I’m afraid..
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Here’s a picture of the eggs when I got them so far the pinkish on and the green/blue(109) one has hatched. With the incubator I bought it off amazon and it’s been working surprisingly well I’ll insert a photo View attachment 1794796Mind the temperature on that it’s actually at 37.5 degrees and has been throughout the entire process I wasn’t sure if I should increase or decrease during the hatch stage so I left it at 37.5. The humidity is around 85% right now. The second time round I’ll probably invest in a brinsea and overall better equipment

Humity is way to high it should be around like 55 to 65 if u look ul in Google ull get lots of info about it

 

[Rockporters]

Humity is way to high it should be around like 55 to 65 if u look ul in Google ull get lots of info about it

It’s my understanding that high is a problem during incubation, but not during hatching. I aim for 70% and worry more when it goes under 60 than if it goes above 70.

 

[LynnaePB]

I usually aim for 70-75% because I am fairly hands on so if I do feel I need to assist it doesn't usually go below 60-65% when I quickly open the lid. Higher than 75 makes me nervous but I've heard of a lot of people having the humidity shoot up really high when the chicks start hatching so hopefully it's ok.

Those look like they are shipped eggs right? They can be tricky to hatch sometimes, I've had quite a few babies from shipped eggs that needed assistance unlike the local eggs I've hatched which usually do a really good job of hatching on their own unless the eggs were old when set. I have an incubator where I can position the eggs so I can candle through the incubator window to check for progress. I always note when they internally pip and base if I should help or not on that. In your position since you have no eggs that have externally pipped and you don't know if/when the remaining eggs internally pipped I'd candle the remaining eggs and if you have one with an internal pip I'd add a very small safety hole at the very top of the blunt end of the egg where the air cell is, that way if the chick is malpositioned in there it will at least not suffocate. Doing so may increase your likelihood of having to do a full assist later though so you'll have to decide for yourself if the benefits outweigh the risks.

Here's a great article on assisted hatching if you decide to go that route. I've personally had a lot more successes than failures in my assisted hatches.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

 

[alkitcat]

I usually aim for 70-75% because I am fairly hands on so if I do feel I need to assist it doesn't usually go below 60-65% when I quickly open the lid. Higher than 75 makes me nervous but I've heard of a lot of people having the humidity shoot up really high when the chicks start hatching so hopefully it's ok.

Those look like they are shipped eggs right? They can be tricky to hatch sometimes, I've had quite a few babies from shipped eggs that needed assistance unlike the local eggs I've hatched which usually do a really good job of hatching on their own unless the eggs were old when set. I have an incubator where I can position the eggs so I can candle through the incubator window to check for progress. I always note when they internally pip and base if I should help or not on that. In your position since you have no eggs that have externally pipped and you don't know if/when the remaining eggs internally pipped I'd candle the remaining eggs and if you have one with an internal pip I'd add a very small safety hole at the very top of the blunt end of the egg where the air cell is, that way if the chick is malpositioned in there it will at least not suffocate. Doing so may increase your likelihood of having to do a full assist later though so you'll have to decide for yourself if the benefits outweigh the risks.

Here's a great article on assisted hatching if you decide to go that route. I've personally had a lot more successes than failures in my assisted hatches.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

They are shipped eggs I did follow instructions to leave them 24 hours before putting them in the incubator, I have heard that shipped eggs are a pain in the backside sometimes when it comes to hatching and things. I was looking at the assisted hatching it just looks so scary I’d hate to be clumsy and accidentally hurt one of the chicks. I’ll have a look tonight to see if any have internally pipped yet