HELP PLEASE! Day 23, no pipping, one dead in shell!

[cforrester]

***Eggtopsy pictures added***So I did a float test with my 3 eggs today and 2 of them were moving around really good. But one of them did not move at all so I was still hopeful that maybe baby chick was just sleeping. So an hour later I checked it again and still nothing. So tapped on the shell and tried again (still hopeful) and nothing So I candled it and still saw no glimpse of any movement Next step, I made a small hole where the air sac was to see if I could see any movement or breathing but unfortunately nothing I don't know what happened! I performed an eggtopsy and the little chick looked perfect as far as I know. It was in the right position for pipping but the yolk sac had not been absorbed yet. I know this little chick was still alive either yesterday or the day before because the egg was moving. Any ideas what may have happened and if I should be worried about my other 2?!?

 

[hildar]

So I did a float test with my 3 eggs today and 2 of them were moving around really good. But one of them did not move at all so I was still hopeful that maybe baby chick was just sleeping. So an hour later I checked it again and still nothing. So tapped on the shell and tried again (still hopeful) and nothing

So I candled it and still saw no glimpse of any movement

Next step, I made a small hole where the air sac was to see if I could see any movement or breathing but unfortunately nothing

I don't know what happened! I performed an eggtopsy and the little chick looked perfect as far as I know. It was in the right position for pipping but the yolk sac had not been absorbed yet. I know this little chick was still alive either yesterday or the day before because the egg was moving. Any ideas what may have happened and if I should be worried about my other 2?!?

I had one that broke through the shell and peeped for a hole day and night. I finally decided maybe I had better try and help here it had not zipped, it as like yours perfect yet the egg sac wasn't fully gone. I believe they are to weak and that is why they don't make it all the way out. However right after that I had 2 pip and zip, they were out within 30 minutes of pipping. I still have some in the bator that are due today, However I usually leave all of my eggs for at the least 25 days, because usually you get late bloomers. Everything depends on temps. If you are a little to low they will be slower hatching to high they are early.

 

[cforrester]

Thank you! So my other 2 may still have a chance?! And after look at more diagrams, my little one that died was not in the perfectly right position to pip It's head was closer to the small end instead of the air sac. So I hope my others got themselves turned the right way!

 

[hildar]

Thank you! So my other 2 may still have a chance?! And after look at more diagrams, my little one that died was not in the perfectly right position to pip

It's head was closer to the small end instead of the air sac. So I hope my others got themselves turned the right way!

Yeah sometimes they are in the wrong end. However mine I believe was just to early. It started to peep in the shell on Monday and broke through Tuesday. So I knew something was up when it still kept peeping but just didn't come out so yesterday I gave it a look and by then it was to late. My other 2 broke through and zipped in 30 minutes, so that tells me the other one had issues being so early. I still have 12 full eggs in the incubator, so today and tomorrow I expect a few more.

 

[cforrester]

Good luck with the rest of your hatch! I hope they all make it!

 

[hildar]

Good luck with the rest of your hatch! I hope they all make it!

I sure hope I have good luck. We just realized after picking up our #2 chick that it only has one eye open, the other one is shut so I am hoping that the other one opens in a few days, but it is much smaller then the other 2 so maybe that eye didn't get time to open before the hatch???