I'm getting the itch. Anyone want to hatch some eggs?

[texaschickyall]

I thought about candling them but was trying to avoid opening the incubator and shrink wrapping them. I checked them all before lockdown and they looked good to go.

 

[AmericanMom]

I thought about candling them but was trying to avoid opening the incubator and shrink wrapping them. I checked them all before lockdown and they looked good to go.

Although I am no expert I was told you cannot shrink wrap them until the pip the outside of the shell... If your very worried about it, throw a blanket over you and the incubator and have some warm water there to mist them... I have had countless chicks die before piping and I am always concerned when I see all that movement right on time (day 18-19) and then nothing...

I am not trying to depress you, rather give you some hope if they are just a late hatch, you may very well have some that have internally piped, atleast seeing it will boost your spirits a bit, if they aren't then you can move on a lot quicker..

 

[texaschickyall]

Thankyou. I never knew the shrink wrap wasn't till after the pip. I haven't seen movement in 2 days now. Fingers crossed still. I'll trying candling them again. What will I be looking for at this point? Veining? Movement?

 

[AmericanMom]

Thankyou. I never knew the shrink wrap wasn't till after the pip. I haven't seen movement in 2 days now. Fingers crossed still. I'll trying candling them again. What will I be looking for at this point? Veining? Movement?

Canding should be something you do when you are ready... At this point you aren't going to see much

Here is a fully developed egg with an internal pip....


Mind you, there may not be an internal pip, you may just see the air cell , but sometimes you can see the chick pushing up twords the aircell.. If you tap the side that sometimes makes them move... You might be able to see a few blood veins, that's a good sign... But you should not be able to see much of anything else, the rest of the egg should be completely dark..

 

[texaschickyall]

Thankyou for your help. I candled one and no movement but I saw a little veining. I'll sit tight and TRY to be patient. On the internal pip, is that the beak going through the membrane into the air sac??

 

[AmericanMom]

Thankyou for your help. I candled one and no movement but I saw a little veining. I'll sit tight and TRY to be patient. On the internal pip, is that the beak going through the membrane into the air sac??

Yes, that's what an internal pip looks like, that was my last hatch some 4 months ago.. Its a long story with lots of pictures

 

[calichicken]

Thankyou for your help. I candled one and no movement but I saw a little veining. I'll sit tight and TRY to be patient. On the internal pip, is that the beak going through the membrane into the air sac??

Hope your chicks make it out

I have had them hatch at day 22-23 because of temp being a little low at times. Your eggs were shipped...did you let them settle before putting them in the bator? If yes, don't count resting days...also when I put them in the bator, that is day zero...not one. Just trying to think of reason's I know for delays

 

[calichicken]

Yes, that's what an internal pip looks like, that was my last hatch some 4 months ago.. Its a long story with lots of pictures

Thanks for the pictures!!!! helps to know what we are looking at for us non-experienced candlers...LOL!!!

 

[AmericanMom]

Hope your chicks make it out

I have had them hatch at day 22-23 because of temp being a little low at times. Your eggs were shipped...did you let them settle before putting them in the bator? If yes, don't count resting days...also when I put them in the bator, that is day zero...not one. Just trying to think of reason's I know for delays

X2 I hadn't thought of that...

 

[texaschickyall]

Yes Thankyou for the pictures!

I let them rest for a day and half before i put them in. If the first 24 hours counts as day zero, then I'm at the close of day 21. I have seen people count both ways when i was researching on here, it's a little more encouraging to take the day off at this point. We did have several power outages during thunderstorms.