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One more question for you. I’m at the end of day 22 and there are still 2 eggs, they are Black Maran eggs so VERY dark, that have not pipped or done anything. I candled all the eggs before they went into lockdown and I have the air sacks marked but due to darkness of the eggs I never clearly saw much in the line of chick development. Any suggestions on what I should do to see if there is a live chick?Sounds like it's doing well then. They're usually slower to get on their feet.
This is the 2nd hatching I’ve ever done. The first one at the end of August I ended up with 7 out of 8. That hatching they started hatching within 24 hours of going into lockdown (so the end of Day 19) and were done within 24 hours. I kept the temperature during that incubation to 100.5 (that was the temperature recommended to me at the feed store) but as I researched and read I’ve found that temp is what caused them to hatch early. Since it isn’t recommended to hatch early this time I tried to maintain the temperature to 99.5.
FYI I moved the latest baby in with the other 2 chicks!! It’s nice and toasty in there at 93 degrees