Day 17 Cochin bantam

[BByroo]

Started out with 6 eggs but one by one they quit on me, only one is left now. When I candled it yesterday it was wiggling and today I don't think there's any movement. How do I know if it quit this far along? I can get a picture if it helps

 

[JaeG]

I've found that if they die in the late stages the dead chick sinks towards the narrow end of the egg and looks very black and lumpy, and there will be a watery, yellow layer between it and the base of the air cell with no veins visible. If it still looks full under the air cell then there's still hope.

 

[BByroo]

I've found that if they die in the late stages the dead chick sinks towards the narrow end of the egg and looks very black and lumpy, and there will be a watery, yellow layer between it and the base of the air cell with no veins visible. If it still looks full under the air cell then there's still hope.

Day 19
I this this is the head turned to the wide end cuz at certain angles it looks like theres a beak and eyes

Looks like a wing? I fear it's definitely a quitter, so upsetting.

 

[JaeG]

At day 19 it should be pretty much all full and dark under the air cell. Unfortunately it does look to have died. It's always disappointing to lose a batch of eggs. Were they shipped or picked up locally or your own eggs?

 

[BByroo]

At day 19 it should be pretty much all full and dark under the air cell. Unfortunately it does look to have died. It's always disappointing to lose a batch of eggs. Were they shipped or picked up locally or your own eggs?

They're from a friend's eggs. She had 6 under a broody and only 1 hatched. I'm wondering about the viability of her eggs

 

[JaeG]

They're from a friend's eggs. She had 6 under a broody and only 1 hatched. I'm wondering about the viability of her eggs

That does sound like it's an issue with the eggs, not with your incubation technique.