How long should you wait after day 21?

[AmyJ]

Have had one chick hatch this evening.

This is our first try at hatching. There seems to be nothing else going on so far with the other eggs, so I was just wondering how long I should leave them. Tomorrow at around 11 am will be day 22. Maybe some will be late hatchers? Hoping we get at least a few more, because they looked good when I candled them before I stopped turning. Thanks!

 

[Mahonri]

I've heard of chicks hatching on day 23. Mid day 23 I'd remove the rest... do eggtopsies from the air cell down... just in case they are still alive.

 

[MommaHen23]

if when they are still alive, with a small autopsy of the air sac the egg is still fine?? Do you keep going??

 

[Jerad0]

Don't give up, cover the egg with a warm wet cloth and time will tell. If you open the egg it will dry out,so the wet cloth will help.

 

[milleryardchx]

I would go to day 25 i had one weird egg my last hatch everyone was done hatching by day 23 on day 24 i take the egg out remove a little piece and there is a live chick just wasn't ready yet for some reason had absorbed its yolk but still had blood in the veins i left it be put a warm wet wash cloth around it but it didn't make it i had only one thermometer and it kept ready high on day 24 when i checked that egg i added a Mercury thermometer my temp was really at 97 no wonder it was a late hatch! my other digital one read 100.

 

[AmyJ]

Ok thanks everyone.So still hoping we get more.

Still only have the one that hatched so far.

 

[Junkmanme]

IF you only get one (doubtful), don't feel like you've "failed". My broody hen sat 6 eggs, but only hatched one! Anytime you can do as well as a real chicken does, you're doing it right, I think!

Junkmanme-

 

[lemoniee]

Glad i found this topic!

our spekeldy hen hatched 4 little ancona chicks yesterday (sunday) and she has one more egg under her not yet hatched, ill leave it until weds then give it a little tap with my nail (like ive read on here) to hear for anything, as i havent yet got a candling torch! its on my shopping list for ebay lol!

 

[Jacqdiva]

I'm on day 21. I have one egg left that has internally pipped. I can hear the little one cheeping inside. I think???...it must have pipped this morning. So should I wait another 12 hrs. I have had quite a good hatch. My Orpingtons and a Wyandotte all hatched, pop pop pop. The others are shipped eggs and I will have 50% of those hatch if I get this last one out. I would just hate it to suffocate in there.