day 22 advice?

[SomisPollos]

Hello! I am new to this forum, and incubation!
I have a Mini Brinsea incubator, I am on Day 22, and have no pipping, movement or chirping as of yet!

I have 7 Millie Fluers that have been baking, with no complications as far as I know of on the incubators end!


I have read in other threads, that you can "water candle" eggs after eggs are past due as long as they have no cracks or pipping....
I went ahead and did so, and they ARE wiggling in the water!

I hope I didn't mess up anything by doing this! Is this a good sign that a hatch is to come?
Im sooo anxious!

Any positive or helpful insight is appreciated <3

 

[scflock]

Hello! I am new to this forum, and incubation!
I have a Mini Brinsea incubator, I am on Day 22, and have no pipping, movement or chirping as of yet!

I have 7 Millie Fluers that have been baking, with no complications as far as I know of on the incubators end!


I have read in other threads, that you can "water candle" eggs after eggs are past due as long as they have no cracks or pipping....
I went ahead and did so, and they ARE wiggling in the water!

I hope I didn't mess up anything by doing this! Is this a good sign that a hatch is to come?
Im sooo anxious!

Any positive or helpful insight is appreciated <3

First thing I would ask is, are you sure that it is day 22? You don't count day one until after 24 hours. Day 21 will be the same day of the week that you set your eggs on.
Even if it is day 22, I wouldn't start worrying and trying to over handle the eggs until day 23. You have a very good incubator, so your parameters were probably pretty close. Are these shipped eggs, yours, or local? Did you candle early on to see if they were developing?

Edit: I didn't realize that you had already candled. You didn't hurt them, and sounds like you are well on your way. Just be patient, and I bet you will start seeing chicks soon

 

[SomisPollos]

Yes they were shipped so I am not positive of an exact lay date. I have been candling, I stopped at day 17 everything looked good...
Good to know about the day of the week! I put them in on a Friday! I will let nature takes it course! thank you that put my mind at ease!

 

[scflock]

Yes they were shipped so I am not positive of an exact lay date. I have been candling, I stopped at day 17 everything looked good...
Good to know about the day of the week! I put them in on a Friday! I will let nature takes it course! thank you that put my mind at ease!

Today is day 20. You're right on track!