HELP

[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.

 

[BonRae67]

I would water candle. AKA float test.

 

[bzarz23]

I did the float test to 3 out of the twelve and they all floated with about 10% of the egg out which I'm pretty sure is good but I feel like day 23/24 is still late for an egg to not have internally pipped yet

 

[4chickns]

I have never done the float test, but I know it has nothing to do with whether or not they float, but rather if they wiggle in the water at all. If they are alive there will be movement. I'm sure there is an article on how to do it in the learning center.

 

[BonRae67]

Correct. Did the eggs move when they were in the warm water? It is to see if they are still alive and moving.

 

[Anna Leigh]

HELP!
I have one last egg out of 13. The 12 pipped and hatched fine, including a malpositioned one. It's now day 21 and this one was moving around about 16 hours ago or less. Since it's the last one I quickly candled to see if it was okay and I could see no movement, even when tapping. Nothing again this morning. Internal pip but no external pip. Should I leave it in the bator or will I have an explosion and bad smell when I get home from work?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

HELP!
I have one last egg out of 13. The 12 pipped and hatched fine, including a malpositioned one. It's now day 21 and this one was moving around about 16 hours ago or less. Since it's the last one I quickly candled to see if it was okay and I could see no movement, even when tapping. Nothing again this morning. Internal pip but no external pip. Should I leave it in the bator or will I have an explosion and bad smell when I get home from work?

I don't normal say this, but since you are seeing no movement, I would candle the egg and mark the shell with an x where the beak is and put a pip hole right there. No movement, chances are, he's already gone, but this way you'll know. Just a pip though, nothing huge.

 

[Anna Leigh]

Thank you, will try that.
Also, if I'm gone for 8 hours will I come back to a stink bomb?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Thank you, will try that.
Also, if I'm gone for 8 hours will I come back to a stink bomb?

Shouldn't that usually happens early on with bacteria filled quitters or a late one that's been left for a LONG time.

 

[Anna Leigh]

Okay thanks. I'm happy that I've had 12 hatch out of 13. And I originally started with 14 eggs. Not bad for my first time.