Day 23... One hatch no other pips...

[masako85]

I had 5 eggs in the incubator, one pipped on day 20 and hatched early in the morning on day 21 totally unassisted. One was a dud, and 3 are still left on day23. No pips in their shells, floated on the float test but no movement. Humidity has been good, temp constant, the one chick hatched well... What to do? I candled them very quickly while they were out for the float test and none have internally pipped.

 

[nchls school]

I had 5 eggs in the incubator, one pipped on day 20 and hatched early in the morning on day 21 totally unassisted. One was a dud, and 3 are still left on day23. No pips in their shells, floated on the float test but no movement. Humidity has been good, temp constant, the one chick hatched well... What to do? I candled them very quickly while they were out for the float test and none have internally pipped.

These are chicken eggs? Most likely the chicks have died in the shell. Give it another day or so; sometimes something may have caused a delay in hatching. I doubt this is the case since one chick hatched on time. Still...