Day 18, Air Cell Too Small - HELP!

[julskinka]

Definitely keeping weight in mind for the next hatch. It still hasn’t internally pipped and it’s the beginning of the 20th day. Getting a bit worried now.

What are all the other eggs doing? Day 20 is still early!

 

[Deo]

What are all the other eggs doing? Day 20 is still early!

This first guy is about two days older than the rest so I’m not too worried. The rest are on either day 17 or day 18. They look okay, dark blobs with a bit of veining and their air cells look better as well.

 

[Kiki]

This first guy is about two days older than the rest so I’m not too worried. The rest are on either day 17 or day 18. They look okay, dark blobs with a bit of veining and their air cells look better as well.

You put this one egg in two days before you set the rest of the eggs or you set them all at the same time?

 

[Deo]

You put this one egg in two days before you set the rest of the eggs or you set them all at the same time?

Correct, this egg was set two days before the others.

 

[katiek77]

Correct, this egg was set two days before the others.

Lockdown is lockdown. I would not take the eggs out to keep checking for an internal pip. You are drastically changing temp and humidity on them every time you do that. That can cause troubles at hatching. I suggest you find the post on assisted hatching. You possibly might need to read up on them. @Texas Kiki do you happen to have those two post handy?

 

[Deo]

Lockdown is lockdown. I would not take the eggs out to keep checking for an internal pip. You are drastically changing temp and humidity on them every time you do that. That can cause troubles at hatching. I suggest you find the post on assisted hatching. You possibly might need to read up on them. @Texas Kiki do you happen to have those two post handy?

Are you talking about this post? I’ve just had a read and I’m leaving them for good now. Whatever happens, happens, until they pip.

 

[Tacswa3]

Lockdown is lockdown. I would not take the eggs out to keep checking for an internal pip. You are drastically changing temp and humidity on them every time you do that. That can cause troubles at hatching. I suggest you find the post on assisted hatching. You possibly might need to read up on them. @Texas Kiki do you happen to have those two post handy?

Good advice. Leave the eggs alone and let nature do its thing. None of this scientific engineering occurs with a mother hen sitting on eggs.

 

[katiek77]

Are you talking about this post? I’ve just had a read and I’m leaving them for good now. Whatever happens, happens, until they pip.

Yes that is one of them. There is one more to read that is really good. Those two pages were my chicks life saver on my last hatch. I had horrible humidity and temp issues in April and had to assist three. Two of which were a complete assist all the way down to the very bottom of the shell.

 

[Deo]

Yes that is one of them. There is one more to read that is really good. Those two pages were my chicks life saver on my last hatch. I had horrible humidity and temp issues in April and had to assist three. Two of which were a complete assist all the way down to the very bottom of the shell.

I'm worried that's how it's gonna end for me as well. I've been watching some videos on assisted hatch to prepare.

It's now nearing the end of day 21 and I made the hard decision of choosing to candle. I got pictures of both sides (side marked o in first pic and side marked x in second pic). O side looks less full than the x side, the air cell is more pronounced and there are orangish parts where you can see through near the edge and somewhat in the middle. The x side is completely dark besides the air cell. The egg has been laying on the o side in a slightly upright position to prevent fluids going into the air cell once the chick internally pips. It was put back into this same position it's been in for the last three days after this candling. There is no internal pip by the looks of it and definitely no chirping. No cracks in the shell and the egg is clean and free of an odor. Anyone have any idea what's going on here?

(OH and temp has been kept at 37-37.5 celsius throughout incubation, forgot to include this before. The humidity has been higher these last three days (75%) for lockdown.)

 

[Kiki]

Are you talking about this post? I’ve just had a read and I’m leaving them for good now. Whatever happens, happens, until they pip.

No..not that one.
@Pyxis article is much better.