Emergency incubation - I have no idea when these eggs will hatch

[EMMomma]

Hello! So my update is that there is no update, only questions. I put the eggs in lockdown on Wednesday, so I have only been observing from outside the incubator. No sign of pipping, and also no sign of peeping. How long should I wait before calling it? I know it’s a little soon right now (unless the lack of peeping is a big giveaway), but it is 22 days since I marked them, today.

 

[BesideStillWaters]

Hello! So my update is that there is no update, only questions. I put the eggs in lockdown on Wednesday, so I have only been observing from outside the incubator. No sign of pipping, and also no sign of peeping. How long should I wait before calling it? I know it’s a little soon right now (unless the lack of peeping is a big giveaway), but it is 22 days since I marked them, today.

I've read when the eggs cool down, it can cause the eggs to be late in hatching. Hoping they are just a day late since the eggs got cool for a bit!

 

[Ryguy3684]

Hello! So my update is that there is no update, only questions. I put the eggs in lockdown on Wednesday, so I have only been observing from outside the incubator. No sign of pipping, and also no sign of peeping. How long should I wait before calling it? I know it’s a little soon right now (unless the lack of peeping is a big giveaway), but it is 22 days since I marked them, today.

My first incubation was with an incubator that fluctuated temp alot. I have a NR360 now, so no more worries. That said, I had my last chicks hatch at day 25 with the bad incubator. Give them some time.

 

[EMMomma]

Ok guys, still nothing so I was weak and I candled. I put a blanket over my head, and my daughter, and over the incubator so it would be dark and stay warm, and I didn’t move the eggs from the incubator, nor take the top all the way off. So, I did get DD to take some pics that I wanted to post to make sure y’all still agree that lockdown is the appropriate stage.
Definite movement in this one:

this one was tougher. Smaller air cell. Maybe movement, but that could have been wishful thinking:

 

[BesideStillWaters]

Ok guys, still nothing so I was weak and I candled. I put a blanket over my head, and my daughter, and over the incubator so it would be dark and stay warm, and I didn’t move the eggs from the incubator, nor take the top all the way off. So, I did get DD to take some pics that I wanted to post to make sure y’all still agree that lockdown is the appropriate stage.
Definite movement in this one:
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this one was tougher. Smaller air cell. Maybe movement, but that could have been wishful thinking:

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Have they hatched yet? I ask because there seems to be a lot of room in there...

This is mine, right before I locked down. It's much darker than yours, I assume because the chick is bigger in my photo.

I've candled quite a few times after lockdown, but my incubator was in the bathroom. I waited until someone took a shower and got the room really humid, and then I'd open the incubator and candle. I had two eggs that internally piped but took FOREVER to hatch and I candled this way and lost no chicks to shrink wrapping.

 

[EMMomma]

Have they hatched yet? I ask because there seems to be a lot of room in there...

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This is mine, right before I locked down. It's much darker than yours, I assume because the chick is bigger in my photo.

I've candled quite a few times after lockdown, but my incubator was in the bathroom. I waited until someone took a shower and got the room really humid, and then I'd open the incubator and candle. I had two eggs that internally piped but took FOREVER to hatch and I candled this way and lost no chicks to shrink wrapping.

That’s smart! Still no hatch. I had thought that there seemed to be too much space in there for there to be a chick, especially since the brown egg is relatively small.
I will candle again tonight after the sun goes down so I can do it without moving them. in the meantime, should I keep the humidity high, do you think?

 

[EMMomma]

So I candled the eggs earlier, and got these pics:
Weird shaped air sack:

And this one was too dark to see much:

I just checked the humidity before going to bed, and the one with the weird-shaped air sack has pipped!! And I heard it peep!!

 

[EMMomma]

One success, for sure!
This is Lucky. Lucky is at least part Salmon Faverolles. Could be full. Could be a barnyard mix, but (s)he has 5 toes and feathered legs.

How long should I leave Lucky in the incubator waiting for the other egg?

 

[aart]

How long should I leave Lucky in the incubator waiting for the other egg?

Could stay in for a couple days.

 

[EMMomma]

So, how big a deal is it that the hatched chick is rolling the remaining egg all over the place? Is there anything I should do about that? It has pipped!