Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[chicksooner]

on ebay right now 6-AMERICANA/EASTER EGGERS--CHICKEN EGGS--FOR HATCHING bid is 102.50

26 mins to go

wish i was selling

That is unreal! People are crazy. I hope they get at least one or two for that price.

I think if you could record a hen on the nest and then chick chatter people would buy the CD!

Of course people would buy that. Next project?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I need a broody!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: He sure is cool!! and look at the white legs!!

 

[chicksooner]

I have 10 eggs in lockdown. Day 20 and I have 1 pip...and bumped the bator in my excitement...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I have 10 eggs in lockdown. Day 20 and I have 1 pip...and bumped the bator in my excitement...

Well thats ok, it will get them moving!! did any jump out of the egg? lol new incubating technique!!

 

[Red Star Rob]

Hi Sally, I hope you forgive me for posting this in here but i could really use your advice.

I have 6 shipped eggs that are several hours into day 23 of incubation. I don't see any internal or external pipping. I don't see any motion when candling or hear chirping.

I did the float test tonight, no motion was seen but they all float just above the surface of the water.

I'm not sure what I should do at this point. Is there any utility to creating an artificial pip to "take a look". Or do you think this hatch is pretty much over?

of the 6 eggs, 5 are white leghorn eggs, 1 is a back copper maran.

Of the eggs that hatched already with this batch, 1 hatched on day 20 and 9 others hatched a few hours later on day 21. I'm now several hours into day 23.

Thank you in advance for your advice.

Rob

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/744392/hatch-day-fears/60#post_10546333
Mrs. Sally, this person is confused on her incubation and all her eggs are late and she did an eggtopsie on one and it was very strange.. I tried to help but I'm not completely sure what's wrong. Could you please take a look at her thread for me, if it's not too much trouble?

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

Hi Sally, I hope you forgive me for posting this in here but i could really use your advice.
 
I have 6 shipped eggs that are several hours into day 23 of incubation.  I don't see any internal or external pipping.  I don't see any motion when candling or hear chirping.
 
I did the float test tonight, no motion was seen but they all float just above the surface of the water.
 
I'm not sure what I should do at this point.  Is there any utility to creating an artificial pip to "take a look".  Or do you think this hatch is pretty much over?  
 
of the 6 eggs, 5 are white leghorn eggs, 1 is a back copper maran.
 
Of the eggs that hatched already with this batch, 1 hatched on day 20 and 9 others hatched a few hours later on day 21.  I'm now several hours into day 23.
 
Thank you in advance for your advice.
 
Rob

I am not as good as Mrs. Sally at this, but if they are floating low in the water right where only their air sacs are above, then they are probably alive. Was there any veining when you candled, or bumps in the air sac membrane where their beaks could be? We're the other eggs that hatched from the same shipment? I would not suggest artificially pipping the shell quite yet, if you believe they are alive. I don't think the hatch is over, they still have quite a chance of hatching. Good luck!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/744392/hatch-day-fears/60#post_10546333
Mrs. Sally, this person is confused on her incubation and all her eggs are late and she did an eggtopsie on one and it was very strange.. I tried to help but I'm not completely sure what's wrong. Could you please take a look at her thread for me, if it's not too much trouble?

ok

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

you have already done the candle and tap? you did not see movement so you moved on to floating them?
I would candle and tap and listen again.