Can someone help me figure this out??? ***UPDATED***

[Katy]

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No, in this post you say it was day 25.

 

[Katy]

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No, in this post you say it was day 25.

If you're saying that you had one chick hatch back on May 6th, but then no more hatched, why on earth would you leave the other eggs in the bator for another 2 weeks if they were all due to hatch back at the beginning of May?

 

[ChickenladyinMN]

I left them in there because there were/are noises coming from the eggs. And re read my post at top of page one. The first one hatched on day 25 and it is now 2 weeks past day 21 and no hatching.

 

[Katy]

I'd say it's time to clean out the incubator and start over.

 

[ChickenladyinMN]

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But there are still noises coming from the eggs

 

[speckledhen]

No I said that I am 2 weeks past day 21 and I am hearing noises but no hatchin

Honestly, if you are hearing noises and those eggs are over four weeks in the incubator, the noises are coming from somewhere else. In fact, if there were chicks in there, they're long dead and dessicated. Time to start over, as Katy said. It's impossible for an egg to have a live chick in it after five weeks of incubation. Even if one was alive (and it cannot be), the chick would grow too large to hatch anyway.​

 

[ChicknCharm]

Hey guys! I want to hear if anyone opened those eggs.
Also, a bit unrelated but somewhat related (and I put this in its own post), our broody hen was off her nest last night and must have bumped her little broody cage door shut. She could not get back on. She went right back on this morning when we went to let out the entire gang. Since it is mentioned that low temps may cause late hatches, should I maintain hope for these 12 little darlings? There mother has been completely awesome on setting, this was not intentional. It is very warm and humid here since we had thunderstorms a day ago. We are on day 18 with these eggs. She went back on and did not kick any out.

Thanks for deviating a bit...it seems a tiny bit related...and everyone here seems really in the know.

 

[justmeandtheflock]

I think that it is extremly unlikely that any of them are still alive. I think you should take the eggs out and hold them up to your ear but they could explode if they are rotten. If there is a chick alive in there it will peep like crazy being picked up. You can also poke a small hole in the big end of the egg and look inside to see what is going on but I would take them outside. Is there any smell coming from the bator? Also, since you did have 1 hatch you should clean and bleach the bator for the next hatch.

 

[Redcatcher]

The noise you hear is probably gas forming and building up inside the egg. Especially if bumps are triggering the noises. No way can anything hatch two weeks past the hatch date. I would be extremely cautious handing these eggs as they are probably bombs at this point. There is absolutely no smell on this planet worse than the contents of a partially developed that has been rotting in an incubator.

 

[Redcatcher]

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I would NOT recommend poking a hole in one of these eggs unless you do it in a SEALED ziploc bag, if you really need to ease your mind. Just toss 'em and start over. They are dead.