Day 21 no pipping or chirping

[Cara83]

First time incubating eggs here
It's 21 days since I placed my lavender Sussex eggs in.
Initially I had the temp at 36.8 and the humidity was quite high around 70% I managed to get the humidity correct at day 10 and upped the temp to 37.5.
I have candled at 7/14 and day 18 and all had movement and I locked them down.
Some people say not to count the day they go in as day 1?
Would the initial lower temp and higher humidity, delay hatch?
I also now can't get the humidity above 55% and don't want to add to much more water?
Photo isn't great but day 18 candling of one egg, all moving.

 

[Cara83]

Awesome, let us know how it turns out!

I have 6 beautiful lavender Sussex chicks

 

[Cara83]

It's ok for them to push the eggs around. Are they fluffy yet? Can you share pictures?

It's 5am here so bit dark they hatched at 7pm and yes the first 2 are quite fluffy I worry as they are on top of a freshly hatched baby that looks quite small and they are eating egg shells?
My incubator is very small and hard to see in also

 

[sourland]

Did you calibrate your thermometer ? That does not look like an '18 day' egg. The incubator may have been running even lower that you thought. There's still a lot of developing to take place. Hoping for a successful hatch for you.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Day 18 eggs would be completely black when candling due to the chick being full size and getting ready to hatch.
If you are seeing movement is it only when you are moving the egg? Those eggs do not look right and are at about a 10 day development stage.

 

[Cara83]

It's at 65% now I added a damp paper towel, fingers crossed some pipping soon

I have 3 babies so far, 3 out of the 7 haven't pipped yet.
My first 2 to hatch 10 hours ago are really thrashing about in there pushing everything else around so much I'm contemplating taking them out?

55 percent may work for your hatching humidity, but if you need to raise it add more water surface ( not just volume) Sometimes adding a sponge or wash cloth can help.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Some where completely dark and hard to see, the eggs were all collected that week from breeder

The ones that are completely dark could still be good, this egg quit on day 10.

 

[Cara83]

55 percent may work for your hatching humidity, but if you need to raise it add more water surface ( not just volume) Sometimes adding a sponge or wash cloth can help.

It's at 65% now I added a damp paper towel, fingers crossed some pipping soon

 

[Cara83]

Awesome, so only one didn't hatch. Beautiful babies!!

Yes only one in the incubator with 2 still drying off I will check it when I remove the 2 newly hatched ones and I ordered a dozen more speckled Sussex eggs

 

[Cara83]

Some where completely dark and hard to see, the eggs were all collected that week from breeder

I just checked and the air sack has increased and they are all dark except that 1.