HELP

[haleema56742]

no they are due today
none have pipped
just trying to be patient. when do the eggs usually pip

they are due to hatch today but none have pipped
should i be worried?

 

[WVduckchick]

21 days is a basic guideline, but there are many reasons that they could be a few days early or a few days late. Normally you will start getting pips on day 20, and they can take up to 24 hours to actually zip out. But if your temps were low or humidity too high, those are the most common delay reasons. I also think older eggs can be a little slow. (if they were stored for more than a week to 10 days.
But here's a great post you should read for all the "signs" to look for and what you might do if it drags out too long
Good luck and I wish you success!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

 

[bzarz23]

HELP! Day 24 and no signs of anything. I thought I heard peeping on day 22 but may have been wishful thinking. Should I candle or do the float test? I need them to hatch because it's for a science project and I'm super upset and nervous for them! What should I do! They were shipped eggs and I have them in still air incubators around 100 degrees. For the first 18 days I turned three times a day with 40-50 humidity then stoped on day 18. On day 18 I also raised humidity 65-75 percent.

 

[WVduckchick]

HELP! Day 24 and no signs of anything. I thought I heard peeping on day 22 but may have been wishful thinking. Should I candle or do the float test? I need them to hatch because it's for a science project and I'm super upset and nervous for them! What should I do! They were shipped eggs and I have them in still air incubators around 100 degrees. For the first 18 days I turned three times a day with 40-50 humidity then stoped on day 18. On day 18 I also raised humidity 65-75 percent.

Darn! That sounds like it should have worked well! Personally, I would candle, then try the float test, IF no shells are pipped or cracked. Read the link in the post just above yours. And good luck!

 

[haleema56742]

Darn! That sounds like it should have worked well! Personally, I would candle, then try the float test, IF no shells are pipped or cracked. Read the link in the post just above yours. And good luck!

done both

seems like they don't want to come out

 

[DLAchickfarm]

What is the time frame from when they start pipping to when they actually hatch?

 

[haleema56742]

What is the time frame from when they start pipping to when they actually hatch

sorry, i didn't understand

 

[mortie]

They can hatch right away or they can take 24 hours from pip to hatch. A lot of times they pip and then rest for 12 hrs or so.

 

[haleema56742]

They can hatch right away or they can take 24 hours from pip to hatch. A lot of times they pip and then rest for 12 hrs or so.

thank you

ok day 24 and none have pipped

i'm getting a little curious to see what is happening in there

 

[WVduckchick]

thank you

ok day 24 and none have pipped

i'm getting a little curious to see what is happening in there

Oh boy. Have you candled or tried the float test?