Help, not sure any of these eggs are going to hatch.

[BlueMouse]

Still nothing when we candled tonight. I think I'm going to call it an absolute failure on friday night if we still have nothing from either the eggs in the incubator or the eggs from the incubator that I gave my broody.

 

[tslaven]

I am on day 23, I think and absolutely nothing. I'm convinced from what I read that I have had the humidity too high and have drowned the chicks. All are dark brown shells, so I can't see anything when I candled them. This is my first attempt at hatching, and very disappointing. I am ready to put another batch in again, but am afraid to take out the existing eggs on the remote chance that something may still happen. I've never seen any movement. The only thing I am sure about is that several days ago we accidentally dropped one while trying to candle. When we examined it there was an awful lot of water with a very-well formed chick too. Now I'm torn between letting the group of eggs I have get too old to put in the incubator and giving up on the ones that are in there now. UGGGGGHHH this is so frustrating!

I should add that a few of the eggs have kind of large bumps or wart-like things on them. My kids thought these were "pips" but I explained that those lumps had always been there.

Has anyone ever had eggs hatch when there was zero movement? How is everyone seeing inside the egg so well? Am I the only one using dark-shelled eggs?

 

[bobbi-j]

I am on day 23, I think and absolutely nothing. I'm convinced from what I read that I have had the humidity too high and have drowned the chicks. All are dark brown shells, so I can't see anything when I candled them. This is my first attempt at hatching, and very disappointing. I am ready to put another batch in again, but am afraid to take out the existing eggs on the remote chance that something may still happen. I've never seen any movement. The only thing I am sure about is that several days ago we accidentally dropped one while trying to candle. When we examined it there was an awful lot of water with a very-well formed chick too. Now I'm torn between letting the group of eggs I have get too old to put in the incubator and giving up on the ones that are in there now. UGGGGGHHH this is so frustrating!

I should add that a few of the eggs have kind of large bumps or wart-like things on them. My kids thought these were "pips" but I explained that those lumps had always been there.

Has anyone ever had eggs hatch when there was zero movement? How is everyone seeing inside the egg so well? Am I the only one using dark-shelled eggs?

It is frustrating to wait so long and.... nothing. When I decide to call it, I turn off the heat, let the eggs sit for a day or so, then open them up to see what I can find inside. I'll admit it - I leave the heat off them long enough to make absolutely sure they're dead before I crack them open. If it were me, I'd call this batch and start the next ones. It's an ongoing learning experience. Even people who have been hatching for years sometimes get a batch with zero chicks. When I candle my green or dark-shelled eggs, I use a bright light on both ends at the same time. It really lights 'em up! Good luck on your next batch.

 

[BlueMouse]

since mine might be late because of the low temps at the beginning I think I'll just wait until the end of the week to be sure. I'm pretty sure I didn't drown them, humidity has been consistantly lower, never over 52 % in a forced air incubator. and we've adjusted based on the size of the air cells in the eggs. Air cells are still a hair on the large side. If anything I think it would have been the power outtage that did them in. Because they were definitely developing at day 14. That's a great idea about using two flashlights to light up darker shelled eggs. We can see almost nothing in my Buff Orpington eggs, and not as much as I'd like from the cream legbars. I'd be less upset if this was only my buff orpington eggs. I'd be dissapointed and disgusted, but half of these were my long awaited cream legbar eggs, for which I paid a pretty penny. I guess this may just not be the year for cream legbars.

 

[BlueMouse]

The eggs under my broody hatched! at least two out of four, there's one egg left, and I've seen two chicks for sure. that gives me hope for the rest in the incubator. Of course I didn't give her any of the cream legbars, because this is her first time going broody and I was afraid she wouldn't sit tight, or would kill the babies, or something else aweful.

 

[tslaven]

I came home from work ready to throw out the eggs and there was a chick in the incubator! I flipped and called all of my family which confirmed for them that I am a crazy chicken lady. So exciting! One other egg had beak sticking out. After about 4 hours I helped that one out..afraid it was stuck. Now the original one is doing great but the other keeps falling over. I don't think it is going to make it. Will one healthy chick survive by itself?

 

[BlueMouse]

if the weak one doesn't survive you're probably going to want to get the healthy one friends.... I've been told by several people that chicks need company. We'll keep hoping the weaker one will survive. So glad you got at least one out of your hatch!

 

[Ms Steak]

I came home from work ready to throw out the eggs and there was a chick in the incubator! I flipped and called all of my family which confirmed for them that I am a crazy chicken lady. So exciting! One other egg had beak sticking out. After about 4 hours I helped that one out..afraid it was stuck. Now the original one is doing great but the other keeps falling over. I don't think it is going to make it. Will one healthy chick survive by itself?

Has the chick got splayed legs? 3 of mine have that problem.

 

[wolfandfinch]

Day 24 and nothing for us. Disappointing but I'll try again over the summer when I can have the incubator at home and monitor it more closely.

 

[EmmaJane88]

Have you had any internal pipping? Xxx