Chicks won't pip?

[Lilmissesmom]

Great news! Is it able to breath? If so you can leave it in the bator to see if it will hatch the rest on its own. Put a bit of bacitracin or vaseline on the edge so the membrane stays moist.

Just dont cover the beaks, just the membrane.

 

[PoppysChickens]

The humidity gauge is a acurite and no we did not mark the air cells until day 18 ( we will know next time to do so ) this is my last time to use a still air incubator because the tempature goes up and down to easily.

 

[Lilmissesmom]

The humidity gauge is a acurite and no we did not mark the air cells until day 18 ( we will know next time to do so ) this is my last time to use a still air incubator because the tempature goes up and down to easily.

How are the chick's?

 

[red horse ranch]

Yes I think the jury is still out on the egg carton idea I know that it said to trim the carton high so it doesn't effect the zip line and on the bottom to allow for air flow. I will see what more people say about what to do with the eggs in the turner after day 18. Do some people just unplug it and leave the eggs alone sitting upright or take the turner out and place the eggs on their sides?

I don't unplug the incubator. I just set the turner on the table beside the incubator and candle each egg before placing it in the incubator. The candling will show you where the air cell is dipped down and that should be the top side of the egg when put in the incubator. Don't worry about the eggs getting too chilled during this process if you work quickly. The hen will get off the nest for one last time around day 18 to eat, drink and poop. It doesn't seem to affect her hatch rate. A lot of what I have learned about incubating has been from watching my brood hens. It's not always what the 'experts' insist that we must do.

 

[PoppysChickens]

We are still operating trying to find the beak I guess there was two air sacks, my wife is doing the operation it I can't, somebody has to run for help!

 

[PoppysChickens]

Now she says the chick is not even fully formed but it's day 24 she's preforming burial ceremonies now

 

[Lilmissesmom]

Now she says the chick is not even fully formed but it's day 24 she's preforming burial ceremonies now

What do you mean by not fully formed? Are they still alive? Was the yolk fully ingested?

 

[junebuggena]

The humidity gauge is a acurite and no we did not mark the air cells until day 18 ( we will know next time to do so ) this is my last time to use a still air incubator because the tempature goes up and down to easily.

Still air incubators need to be kept between 101 and 102, and the eggs need to be moved to different locations every few days to ensure that they all incubate evenly. If you don't rotate the position of the eggs, you end with eggs that develop faster and some that develop slower, resulting in the sort of hatches you are experiencing. Air cells need to be marked every week to make sure the egg isn't losing too much moisture or too little moisture. By keeping track of air cell development, you can adjust the humidity accordingly throughout incubation. When it comes to humidity, there is no set formula to follow. You have to figure that bit out for yourself. Too little humidity, and the air cells grow too much, and the chick becomes shrink wrapped, unable to hatch. Too much humidity, and the air cell doesn't grow enough, the chick ends up drowning or suffocating before it can even pip.

 

[PoppysChickens]

FYI - I bought all these eggs on eBay from three different people across the country and they were shipped at the first of December so maybe the fact that there was a freeze during that period did not help plus who knows the condition of the birds that I got them from, it was a risk I was aware of though. I ordered some more with the new incubator and have learned a lot during this time, I did get two lavender amaracauna chicks out of it for now and again learned a lot going forward! still have three eggs alive!

 

[Lilmissesmom]

FYI - I bought all these eggs on eBay from three different people across the country and they were shipped at the first of December so maybe the fact that there was a freeze during that period did not help plus who knows the condition of the birds that I got them from, it was a risk I was aware of though. I ordered some more with the new incubator and have learned a lot during this time, I did get two lavender amaracauna chicks out of it for now and again learned a lot going forward! still have three eggs alive!

If they are alive, there is hope. Please keep us updated. Praying for the littles!