Day 22 chicks haven't hatched but there's some pecking noises. What do I do?!?!

[MyChickens14]

i dont think theyre alive

 

[Bound to Sea]

So sorry.

 

[Deryk]

If today is day 25 they are most likely no longer alive. Have you tried candling them to see if there is any internal pips? It would really help to post your incubator so others can see it and maybe spot something.

Other than that go back and read the guides.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hatching-eggs-101.64195/

 

[MyChickens14]

theyre dead.

 

[Deryk]

I am very sorry. Hopefully you can figure out where it went wrong.

 

[MyChickens14]

they just stopped halfway

 

[lazy gardener]

Before you attempt to hatch again, you MUST calibrate your equipment. And if you have not done so, read all of "Hatching eggs 101" in the learning center. THEN, run your bator for at least 3 days with sealed water bottles in it to approximate the volume of eggs you will be setting. Take temp recordings with your CALIBRATED thermometer every 2 hours throughout that time period (while you are home and awake). When you are sure the temp is holding steady, you can then set eggs. I recommend that you hold humidity at 30 - 40% until lock down. 99.5*F if incubating with fan, 102*F if no fan.

 

[MyChickens14]

thank you everyone for all your support! too bad my first time on this website turned out like this. i know i shouldn't give up but im not gonna be hatching chickens for a long time. thanks,
MyChickens14

 

[RodNTN]

I'm sorry for how it turned out

I know you don't want to hatch for a while, but the point in hatching is to keep trying, and if at first you don't succeed: Try, try again!

I set some eggs last summer, some hatched, and some developed- but didn't hatch.

Sometimes, you might have the best hatch rate ever! But other times hatching isn't so successful. Just keep trying!

 

[MyChickens14]

thanks!