day 21 no chicks!! help!!!

[1shelby1]

...just heard a peep! I 'thought' they were due 13March-maybe they(fingers crossed)just wanted to be St.Pat's day hatchlings.Hope you have some pips and peeps!

 

[1MrsMagoo]

My last hatch was Ameraucanas and none of them even pipped until the middle of the 22nd day; most of them hatched over the next 24 hours

. However, I had one hatch on the 24th day and used the float test on the remaining eggs that night. The results led me to put a couple back in the bator and one more hatched on day 25. Don't lose faith too early!

 

[baileysbackyardbarn]

hey guys thanks for the support!!!! i have good news!!!!! as of 8:30 pm one of my many chicks started to peep

yay sooo excited!!! i just hope the rest start to peep soon this is too much excitement

since she will be a st.pattys day chick we decided to name her "clover" good luck to everyone that has "peeps" today and to those still waiting i know how you feel but be patient its sooo worth it

 

[michickenwrangler]

I saw some shell chips by one of the eggs, so I think the pipping began.

 

[michickenwrangler]

Just saw the egg move!

 

[michickenwrangler]

Went to bed, woke up, still the same

 

[latebloomer]

patience, they know when it's time to come out

 

[baileysbackyardbarn]

it took 12 hrs for my chick to finally get out of her shell

but i dk what to do her umbilical cord is stuck to her? do chick hatchers have to cut it or will she come loose from the egg soon she can move around cuz the egg is holding her back

anyone...any advise? has anyone had this happen before? and shes the first chick to hatch everyone is now on day 23 is it bad or unhealthy if they take to long?


thanks
baileysbackyardbarn

 

[baileysbackyardbarn]

oh wait...its the yoke shes attached to?

 

[gallatea]

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I'm just going by what my book says (Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens)...Temp is supposed to be lowered by 1/2 to 1 degree for hatch. 99.5 F is for forced air incubators not still air. Not sure what kind you have.