day 22

[cyaratche]

I am hatching 9 silkie eggs in my incubator at 95.5 degrees and it's day 22 they were supposed to hatch yesterday I stoped the egg turning Monday the 10th and none of the eggs even started to hatch yet. Did I do something wrong? How can I get them to hatch?

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

Do you have a still air or forced air incubator?

 

[pogmobum]

Just leave them in the bator and keep the humidity up, i have read a story of a guy whos eggs hatched on day 31 sometimes if there is a drop in the temp the eggs can develop slowly. If there still isnt any action by day 25 i would candle them and take out any that look like they have definitely not survived then leave the others in for a little longer, good luck let me know how it goes

 

[Chickenperson13]

I would wait a little longer they should hatch soon and usually not all the eggs hatch most of the time at least one dies in the egg. So just wait a little longer and if the don't hatch soon candle them.

 

[cyaratche]

Okay thanks I will let you guys know how it goes and I have a still air incubator

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

Then your temps have actually been a bit low

 

[cyaratche]

What do you mean??

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

A still air should be around 101-102.

 

[cyaratche]

There still isn't any sign of hatching so today I candeled them and there all looked good except for two of them and I took those two out

 

[pogmobum]

Thats good keep an eye out for wiggling eggs, i know this sounds strange and maybe crazy lol but i had the same kind of issue with late eggs so i got my i-pad and played a youtube video of a chick hatching with the volume up next to the incubator and one of the eggs wiggled two min after i played it and hatched that night the others followed the next day, obviously could have been a coincidence but you never know haha