Day 20 Silkie eggs! No movement!

[Fee1inclucky]

Hi all,

I am new to hatching chicks and I have two left of my 6 shipped USA Silkie eggs. Candled on day 17 before lockdown and both were moving well. One has a saddled air sac but hasn’t seemed to cause problems so far.

I’m now on day 20 and can’t hear any cheeps or rocking of eggs. I managed to candle them through the clear plastic (using my husbands super bright projector light) and the saddled chick doesn’t look like he is moving any more. I’m really worried he has died. There seems like there’s some space in the egg (as I can see veins) so I thought I’d see some movement at least. Thought and experiences please?

I did a dry hatch so the humidity had been 30 Celsius throughout and is now at 60.

TIA

 

[WIchickMama]

Are you seeing any veins?

I guess I would give them a couple days and see if they start pipping.

I can't give assistance with incubation as I haven't ever used one just a broody hen.

 

[Fee1inclucky]

Are you seeing any veins?

I guess I would give them a couple days and see if they start pipping.

I can't give assistance with incubation as I haven't ever used one just a broody hen.

Yes I can see some veins although they are not as bright as they were on the saddled chick.

 

[cassandrapettersson]

Hi all,

I am new to hatching chicks and I have two left of my 6 shipped USA Silkie eggs. Candled on day 17 before lockdown and both were moving well. One has a saddled air sac but hasn’t seemed to cause problems so far.

I’m now on day 20 and can’t hear any cheeps or rocking of eggs. I managed to candle them through the clear plastic (using my husbands super bright projector light) and the saddled chick doesn’t look like he is moving any more. I’m really worried he has died. There seems like there’s some space in the egg (as I can see veins) so I thought I’d see some movement at least. Thought and experiences please?

I did a dry hatch so the humidity had been 30 Celsius throughout and is now at 60.

TIA

I've never seen a chicken move in an egg,
Though maybe I just miss every chance!
Give it some days, and hope for the best

 

[sourland]

Did they hatch ?

 

[Fee1inclucky]

Did they hatch ?

One hatched one sadly didn’t. We now have four chicks though as I collected some friends for the lonely one. First pic is ‘Spot’ the Silkie and second pic is the newbies