Day 18, Air Cell Too Small - HELP!

[Deo]

Update: It’s now day 22 and there’s no internal or external pip.

Should I be tossing this egg?

 

[katiek77]

Update: It’s now day 22 and there’s no internal or external pip.

Should I be tossing this egg?

Your temps ran a little low. Wait to atleast day 24.

 

[jolenesdad]

Still nothing?

 

[chickenmeadow]

I have an egg which is at the end of day 18 but the air cell is much too small.

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It looks more like the size for the 14th day. I'm entering lockdown late and keeping the humidity as low as possible so the air cell has a chance to grow before the internal pip. I've candled the egg and there's no internal pip as of yet but it's very dark in there and I swear I saw the egg move in the incubator once.

Is there anything else I can do and will this chick hatch without drowning?

Consider "dry incubation" method, water in incubator is cut off at a certain time to not fill the egg with too much fluid & keep the air cell at correct size. Years ago, this became my regular frequient incubation method with great success. Do a search on this BYC site for that method.

 

[Deo]

Still nothing?

Consider "dry incubation" method, water in incubator is cut off at a certain time to not fill the egg with too much fluid & keep the air cell at correct size. Years ago, this became my regular frequient incubation method with great success. Do a search on this BYC site for that method.

 

[Deo]

Absolutely nothing, the entire hatch was ruined. A lot of DIS. Will be trying complete dry incubation as the humidity around here is mostly 60% anyways.

 

[jolenesdad]

Grab a kitchen scale, they’re not expensive at all and well worth the investment. Start dry and weigh and adjust from there at day 4 or 7.

I’m sorry you had such a disappointing result. Much much better luck to you for next time!