Hatching journey - my silkie babies

[LadiesAndJane]

Hi all!

4/4 hatched . Now I can breathe (some assisting was required)

OK, so the breeder labelled Miso's egg as chocolate/blue and Ume's as blue splash/lavender - any idea on the actual colour? (pretty sure Yakisoba and Temago are white as expected).

Miso:
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Ume:
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Yakisoba
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Temago:
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You can see the dry ones making a mess here:

Still think Miso is a porcelain or also known as blue cream here in the US! Not sure about Ume. I agree the two last ones look like they are going to be white.
Congratulations on your new babies!

 

[Kuekenkrazy]

I'm on day 24 you guys I just candled and I don't see any internal pips or movement I've tried pecking at them and cheeping at them nada when should I pitch in the towel?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I'm on day 24 you guys I just candled and I don't see any internal pips or movement I've tried pecking at them and cheeping at them nada when should I pitch in the towel?

Good morning! 330 am over here just saw your post!
Ii can be hard to see movement candling this late in incubation as the chick has pretty much taken up all the space in the egg.
Did you double check your dates?Sometimes people are off by at least a day that could be part of it. Are you sure your temperature is the correct reading? Was it calibrated? If your temperatures are running a bit low like many incubators do, this delays hatching as well. Lastly you can try “float” testing the eggs to see if there’s any sign of life. The water has to be a precise temperature I haven’t tried it but I believe it’s 100°F you’ll have to translate that to Celcius.
Float testing is a very old method used to see if the eggs are still alive, when you have the right temperature water, you can look it up on the site, you place the eggs gently into the water and they should either float or just touch the bottom. They should float pointy side down due to the air cell at the larger end. You may have to wait a moment but you should see the egg gently rocking back-and-forth. Try looking at an example of it on YouTube to give you a better idea of what I’m talking about.
Good luck, I know this must be frustrating and scary!

 

[Kuekenkrazy]

I did the float test and I slowly opened one up by making the safety air hole. But after no signs of movement I continued to peel the shell away. I don't know quite what I am looking at but I don't think he was done absorbing his yolk and the air sac was white and dryish. It showed no signs of movement when I opened his egg up. Perhaps uneven development from temperature/humidity fluctuation? I was pretty good about maintaining it except one low day where the tempurature got down to 36 for about 30 mins.

 

[Kuekenkrazy]

Now the question is do I open the other ones

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I did the float test and I slowly opened one up by making the safety air hole. But after no signs of movement I continued to peel the shell away. I don't know quite what I am looking at but I don't think he was done absorbing his yolk and the air sac was white and dryish. It showed no signs of movement when I opened his egg up. Perhaps uneven development from temperature/humidity fluctuation? I was pretty good about maintaining it except one low day where the tempurature got down to 36 for about 30 mins.

I am so sorry!
I agree with your findings, looks like it wasn’t quite ready and maybe died very late in incubation. You should post your photos on the May hatch Along thread.Even though you haven’t been on it, the people on that thread are incredibly helpful and experienced, I am following with them as well. If you post the above including your photos I’m sure a more knowledgeable person will be able to help you! Good luck with everything!