Hi i am Emily and live in the Yorkshire Dales in England I have 4 ladies and just hatched some chicks one has not hatched HELP

[EmilyGOOD]

I have a 24 day old egg in the incubator, it hasnt started pipping so i candled it… not any movement :-( should i give it up?

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC, Emily. The hardest lesson to learn when hatching is patience.
Leave the egg alone. It is not good to handle an egg during lock down.
It is normal for the chick to go quite, for long periods of time during hatching. Its hard work.

 

[muddy75]

Welcome to BYC! Did others already hatch? Incubators can have cold spots that delay hatching of some eggs. Based on this photo, I’d give it more time.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Emily, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Good luck with your hatch.

 

[EmilyGOOD]

Thank you so much. I had 3 viable eggs. One hatched on day 19. It seemed fine. By this time i had a broody hen so gave the chick to her and she did so well. Unfortunately after 36 hours i noticed something wrong with it i looked on here of course and found that it was the yolk sack that it missed out on having before it hatched and it didnt make it egg number 2 hatched on day 20 and went with mamma hen and is thriving. This is the last one xx

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad that you have joined this poultry loving community.

 

[The Coop Crew]

Welcome to the community! Rooting for this little egg! Hatch buddy hatch!!!

 

[EmilyGOOD]

Welcome to the community! Rooting for this little egg! Hatch buddy hatch!!!

Does it look ok to you?

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

I have a 24 day old egg in the incubator, it hasnt started pipping so i candled it… not any movement :-( should i give it up?

What species of bird? If chicken, go to the article tab, read the article about assisted hatch. It may or may not be alive, but it’s schrödinger’s chicken right now, so maybe you should open the box.

 

[Antiocheggers]