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Ok I think only 1 out of 4 is alive I’m so gutted, I don’t suppose you’ll know but because my eggs were shipped iv had them incubating in egg cartons up until lockdown and then I I placed them on there side, as my incubator isn’t very high and didn’t know if they would have room to hatch out of the egg carton, would this have caused them all to die?One thing you can do to double check is to fill a bowl or glass with warm water and gently set one egg in and see if it wiggles. This is called the float test. It allows you to determine if there is minor motion within the eggs themselves. It helps determine viability and gives you a good indication where things are in the egg.
If you don't see motion, then might as well give it some time to be safe.
https://avianaquamiser.com/posts/float_test_of_egg_viability/
This is a very quick and easy method of answering the question of viability.