Day 22

[twojourneyseekers]

This is only my second time hatching eggs in an incubator. I started with six eggs. All but one had pipped between day 20-21. By the end of day 21 4 chicks had hatched. The remaining 2 eggs appear to have pipped and I can hear peeping though I have no idea which egg it’s coming from. I don’t see any movement of the eggs such as wiggling or rocking. Any thoughts on what I should do??

 

[Evanloveschickens]

I take them out and listen carefully. I will help peel away some shell.

 

[Rakaiachick]

How did you get on, did they hatch?

 

[twojourneyseekers]

How did you get on, did they hatch?

Still no hatch. Today there has been zero movement or sound. . The first time I incubated eggs, I ended up having to do a hatch assist and once we got the chick out, it was obvious why it wasn’t able to make it out on its own and we ended up having to cull it. I just really didn’t want to go down that road again, so I’ve been trying to let “nature” take its course. It’s just sad that in both my attempts at incubating I’ve ended up with an issue both times.

 

[MarkJr]

I don’t think anyone here has a 100% hatch 100% of the time. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Look at your mistakes and learn. You’ll do better next time. Even brooding chickens lose eggs.