Help! About to throw out all my eggs

[shishimarie]

I have 13 eggs right now, 7 are under a broody hen and 6 are in my incubator. Yesterday was day 7 and out of 13 eggs only 2 were showing veining. All the rest looked the same as they did on day 1. The eggs were shipped to me so I do know my hatch rate will be low. This the second time that I've had eggs shipped and last time my hatch rate much better (7 eggs: 4 hatched). Is this a crazy thought but I'm going to give them till day 10 and if they aren't developing by then to toss them out. I would really like to have one last hatch before winter really sets in (live in South Texas so I still have plenty of time). So if I have to start over it needs to be soon.
Also I'm worried about one of the eggs that showed veining. When I candlelight it, it was completely developed on the side. Will the chick even hatch? Or is this egg doomed? I would hate to keep allowing it to developed knowing it might not survive. Thanks for any help

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Keep them in there until day 10 or even 14, whatever makes you feel more confident that you aren't giving up on them too early. As long as they don't stink, there's no harm.

What kind of eggs are they? Some can be more difficult to see development in. Is the one that is developing all on the side in the incubator or under the broody? My newest incubator lays the eggs on the side so this type of development is relatively normal in that type of incubator or under a broody, but not so much in an incubator that has the eggs upright, in which case it may be a sign that the membrane is collapsing.

 

[WickedChicksNH]

My last 2 groups of chicken eggs I ordered and I only had an issue with the ones I put under my broody hen. They died half way through

The ones i incubated did and are doing fine
Is there a lower hatch rate with eggs that are shipped?

I think there was just a malfunction in my broody hen lol

Good luck and don't give up on them yet

 

[HeiHeisMom]

Some of ours took two weeks to start showing growth.
But ouh hen didn't go broody until then either.
Don't give up just yet!

 

[shishimarie]

Keep them in there until day 10 or even 14, whatever makes you feel more confident that you aren't giving up on them too early. As long as they don't stink, there's no harm.

What kind of eggs are they? Some can be more difficult to see development in. Is the one that is developing all on the side in the incubator or under the broody? My newest incubator lays the eggs on the side so this type of development is relatively normal in that type of incubator or under a broody, but not so much in an incubator that has the eggs upright, in which case it may be a sign that the membrane is collapsing.

They are all Orpington eggs. So they are easy to see through. The weird thing is the 2 eggs that are developing on the side one is under my hen and the other is in the incubator. And here is another weird thing..both of the eggs are marked that they are both from the same color and pen.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Does your incubator tuner hold them upright or do they lay on their side? If the turner is upright, have you made sure it is actually working? I had mine stop working one time and I didn't notice for almost 10 days lol. No harm done, though.

 

[shishimarie]

Does your incubator tuner hold them upright or do they lay on their side? If the turner is upright, have you made sure it is actually working? I had mine stop working one time and I didn't notice for almost 10 days lol. No harm done, though.

It lays on the side. But I know it’s turning then. Heard and seen it do it. Will these eggs hatch? I would hate to keep developing them only to have them not make it during hatch.

 

[alexa009]

Yes, I would definitely wait until day 14. I was only seeing development in 2 out of 21 eggs on day 7 when I incubated last month and I ended up having 15 hatch.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

It lays on the side. But I know it’s turning then. Heard and seen it do it. Will these eggs hatch? I would hate to keep developing them only to have them not make it during hatch.

If they're laying on their sides then it's normal.