CHICK WILL NEVER COME OUT!

[savannahRoos22]

There is ONE EGG LEFT! IT IS ALIVE!
My incubator is still air incubator, on 99.5 degrees and the humidity is high. Now, I completely think my thermometer and incubator are wrong because the others had TERRIBLE endings.

My actual and only question is....

So I think it will never hatch but I know theres a chick in there that's alive. It is over like 7 days late of being hatched. I understand there is an issue with how I incubated. My only question is... It has not taken its first breath of oxygen, but if I opened the whole shell would it die for certain?

 

[tuesdaze]

It could go either way. If there were problems during the incubation time, you may not want to assist, because you may find a chick that can't survive and thrive. You may want to read these, if you haven't.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/
Hoping for the best!

 

[Pyxis]

What date did you set the eggs? Your temp is still low even if your thermometer is correct, since you want the temp in a still air to be 101.5 measured at the top of the eggs, which could account for the lateness.

Yes, if you open the whole shell it will bleed to death and die. I wouldn't open the air cell either until it's internally pipped.

 

[venymae]

Just wait, if it starts to smell, you know it's over. FYI in the future, still air incubators need temps of 101.5