Day 20

[Abold87]

Do these eggs look ok for day 20
I can’t see veins we were seeing previously. Been incubating 20 days.

 

[Thatothercrazychickenlady]

They look good. It’s normal not to see much after day 18.
It’s not to recommend to take eggs out for candling during lockdown. They require consistently high humidity to prevent the membrane from sticking to the chicks.

 

[Abold87]

So don’t take them out at all? Good to know I’ll leave them alone. What if one hatches do I leave it in there?till they all hatch because If humidity

 

[Thatothercrazychickenlady]

So don’t take them out at all? Good to know I’ll leave them alone. What if one hatches do I leave it in there?till they all hatch because If humidity

You can leave the chicks in until they are fluffy. I normally only take them out if most have hatched and no one else is pipped. They can stay in the incubator for 2 days. It does get crowded in there though and the older ones run over the ones that are hatching. It’s just important to minimize the amount of time the incubator gets opened.

 

[Abold87]

Thank you we haven’t had any chickens pip yet so I thought with what I was seeing they were dead

 

[Thatothercrazychickenlady]

Thank you we haven’t had any chickens pip yet so I thought with what I was seeing they were dead

Should see some action tomorrow
eggs should start rocking and chirping and then will pip. Sometimes they even make you wait till day 22