day 22 and no pips

[kookykate328]

today is day 22 and there are no pips. the temperature is at 99.5 and the humidity is at about 55% is that too dry? will they hatch??

please help
by the way i dont know how acurate my hydrometer is

 

[Axle Quails]

humidity got to be 60%

 

[kookykate328]

ok thanks ill add more water i have a wet paper towel in there it must not be enough

 

[Axle Quails]

No Problem

 

[kookykate328]

do you think they will hatch?

 

[LilyD]

I had a bunch that didn't hatch until day 22 so I wouldn't give up hope

 

[kookykate328]

its 7:50 pm on day 22 and still no pips did you ever have pips on day 23?

 

[LilyD]

In this batch my last egg hatched on day 23 but I haven't done many hatches yet. I have heard of people having pips as late as day 25 though so I still would wait and give it a bit more time.

 

[kookykate328]

ok good so they still have a chance! thank you!

 

[nurse_turtle]

Hard to candle at 22 days, but I would wait about 2-3 more days before discard. If you're able to candle, look for viable vessels or movement. Also, you can hold the egg against your ear to listen for movement or pecking.