Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

[JJMR794]

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Day 24 and this is what my float test looked like, do i leave them in???? Had only one hatch on day 21
Ayda

ANY MOVEMENT?

 

[CluckCluck18]

Many,many thanks for this info.....I'm new to hatching chicks and day 10 is tomorrow! I've been worried about how to figure things out and this will really help!

 

[KDH]

Okay, today is day 21 for the 14 GLW and 3 black Jersey giant eggs we set. We had a young black Jersey Giant cockerel who was with our four golden laced Wyandotte hens and one black Jersey Giant hen before he had to leave for pastures that don't mind crowing. I don't know if the GLW hens ever let him mate, but I did see him mate with the Jersey giant hen. So, we collected eggs, marked them, and set them. I could never tell candling what was happening with any of them. A friend of mine who does have some experience came over and candled last week, and thought only the 3 Jersey giant eggs MIGHT be good. But we waited anyway. Yesterday (day 20) I decided to open one of the GLW just to see. Nothing. So I opened the rest of the GWL. Nothing. Not a surprise, but a little disappointing.

Anyway, that left the three Jersey Giant eggs which theoretically should hatch tonight or tomorrow. This morning, after carefully reading the directions and comments here, I got my bucket of 100 degree water, and - after looking closely to be sure there were no cracks or pips, I float tested them. Each floated. Not only that, each bounced and bobbed all over the place! So exciting! Back in the incubator they went, and now I'll just keep my fingers crossed. But with any luck, this means we have three black Jersey giant chicks joining us this weekend. Woo-hoo!!

 

[discoveregg]

On my first hatch, we broke open (KILLED) three eggs that we had candled and thought were duds. I had never heard of this test before I read this post. Thank you SO much!

 

[CheekyMare]

Thanks, I have 10 eggs overdue. *goes to check*

 

[MamaMarcy]

I have 4 turkens overdue by a day...candled and saw one move so float tested the other three. One barely floted, and rocked. The other 2 sank but rocked...once I set alal of them on the counter to toss water they all rocked. Any idea... why are they sinking?

 

[phoenix912]

I have one problem with the float test. We only put 4 eggs in cause we are just starting.(Chicken Eggs) Our eggs are at day 24. 3 floated 2 out of the three that floated rocked 1 sank. We opened the one that sank and it started bleeding. It moved a few times and died. It was fully developed had most of its feathers. Now i feel bad because it died from us opening it.

 

[mochicken]

At day 24 I would think slow development killed it, not opening it

 

[phoenix912]

The picture is the one egg that sank. It didnt move in the water the chick started moving in the shell after we cracked it open.The chick was still up side down. Most of its egg yellow was soaked up. For the most part we were able to maintain the tempature. We are using a styrofoam incubator. On day 20 we came in and the temp was down to about 70. Our kittens was sleeping on incubator and turned it down. As far as we know it was low just over that night.

 

[MobyQuail]

was looking for this to add to it. my video of a float test of overdue coturnix eggs.
the rocker went back in the bator.

thanks JJ!