egg hasnt hatched on day 24 when others hatched on day 20, WILL IT HATCH???

[izzyschickiess]

one egg of my clutch of 8 has not hatched, i know they were all fertile and developing in week 2 and the rest of the babies hatched on day 20.

how do i know if this egg will hatch??

any help or advice would be appreciated!

 

[Angel07]

Candle it. You might find it has died. Or it could just be a bit late. It could need your help too. Check for veins in the egg. If there is some it should be okay, if not or there is a big red spot it’d probably be gone. Do you have a hen sitting on them or incubator?

 

[izzyschickiess]

Candle it. You might find it has died. Or it could just be a bit late. It could need your help too. Check for veins in the egg. If there is some it should be okay, if not or there is a big red spot it’d probably be gone. Do you have a hen sitting on them or incubator?

ill candle it when it gets darker so that i can see better thanks for the reply

 

[izzyschickiess]

Candle it. You might find it has died. Or it could just be a bit late. It could need your help too. Check for veins in the egg. If there is some it should be okay, if not or there is a big red spot it’d probably be gone. Do you have a hen sitting on them or incubator?

i candled and then opened the egg, the baby was fully formed and internally pipped, it hadnt absorbed the yolk and there was no smell and still some red blood so i think it must have died recently when it couldnt get out poor baby