HELP!!! I'm not seeing movement.....

[steffpeck]

I have eggs in my bator. Today is day 13 and when I have been candleing the eggs the last few days, I have been seeing the chicks moving like crazy. I just checked 3 of the 7 that have been growing, and I am not seeing movement in them. I think I may have seen movement like a beak moving or something in one of them, but nothing in the other two. Have they died??? I hope they are just getting to big to see them moving. Please tell me what you think.

 

[equine chick]

Maybe they are sleeping give it a day or two and try again.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Lots of times I don't see them moving...they will be fine...patience!!

 

[steffpeck]

Thanks!! This is my first time hatching eggs, and it has been so fun!! I have seem them moving all over the last few days and now nothing, just scares me a bit. I am already attached to these silly little things.

 

[equine chick]

Wait til they hatch and see how much you love them.

 

[steffpeck]

I just candled the rest of them, and sorted out the bad eggs, and I was able to see movement in all of them. They must have been sleeping.

I started with 13 silkie eggs and have 7 of the 13 growing and 10 Black/Blue Cochin eggs and have 3 of the 10 growing. Hopefully they make it the rest of the way. I will be glad when the next week is over.

 

[halo]

I put some buff brahma eggs in the hatcher yesterday at day 19. I candled them and only saw movement on 2. This morning I woke up to 5 pips on 7 eggs, so I guess they do sleep.

 

[ebonykawai]

As they get big, you see less movement. Nothing like when they were 8 days old! Don't worry about it.

 

[ginbart]

Quote:
So much fun? I went

my first time. LOL

Good Luck