Don't give up on the late hatching eggs!

[CBarrett]

We just had a hatch on Monday and early Tuesday, and ended up with a few eggs that didn't seem to be doing anything but we left them in the incubator "just in case". This morning I noticed some pipping in one of the eggs and within a couple of hours we had a healthy chick hatch 3 days after the hatch date! Boggles my mind, but it just goes to show you that you never know how long some of them will take...

 

[chicmom]

You know, that gives me hope because I have some Buckeyes hatching right now, and I candled before lockdown and I know they looked ready. Problem was, I forgot to write the set date on my calendar, so I was probably off on my lockdown.......I locked them down on Saturday, and I just had one hatch yesterday and some of the others have pipped now.

So your message has given me hope!

Sharon

 

[cupman]

That's exciting. I have 10 more eggs in my incubator and none are pipped. Today is hatch day. I was going to give them until tomorrow but after reading this thread maybe I'll give them until Monday.

 

[cva34]

That's exciting. I have 10 more eggs in my incubator and none are pipped. Today is hatch day. I was going to give them until tomorrow but after reading this thread maybe I'll give them until Monday.

Definetly give them more than 1 day. Monday should be fine Crossed fingers on this end...cva34,

 

[Ilovemyduckies]

If they don't hatch by 4 ays after hatch date then I would assume they are not going to hatch. Although, you should candle them before doing anything with them.

 

[jebar77]

how long is too long to give them.... i have 1 at day 24 today and it looks like its mid development, its moving in the egg.