Is it ok? First time hatching eggs. Day 19 of bantam Easter eggers with nothing happening...

[kaybiegirl]

Today is day 19 of my first ever hatch attempt. I Locked down the evening of day 17. The Humidity is now in 70s (was in 50s before lockdown.) Temp 99.5. Last candled just before lockdown and marked air sacs. There wasn’t movement in most of them but majority of dark except the air sacs. I Could see the veins on most of them.
I’ve read that many people say bantam eggs hatch earlier than day 21 (often hatching on day 19, or at least pipping then.) I’m using the nurture right 360.
There is no movement/rocking of the eggs, no visible pips. Is it ok that I see nothing going on at this point?

 

[Lilalienangel]

My banties always hatch on day 21. I am not incredibly experienced but I wouldn't worry yet. I've even done hatches of banty eggs with and the same hen as standard eggs and they all hatch right around the same time.

 

[kaybiegirl]

My banties always hatch on day 21. I am not incredibly experienced but I wouldn't worry yet. I've even done hatches of banty eggs with and the same hen as standard eggs and they all hatch right around the same time.

Thank you! I’m definitely a nervous chick mama today, lol.

 

[Lilalienangel]

Thank you! I’m definitely a nervous chick mama today, lol.

I was totally the same way! It gets less nerve racking the more hatches you do.

 

[MadamPoofyBrow]

My bantam eggs would hatch on day 21 under a hen, and day 18 in the incubator. My standard usually hatched 19-20 so it may have to do with temperature. I do think my incubator may have been a little off, but I would always get 90%+ hatch rates so I didn’t really worry about it.
Anyway, I wouldn’t worry about it until you hit day 21-22 and don’t see anything.

 

[Trisseh]

All my chicken eggs hatch right on time day 21. I don’t really understand how anyone has banties hatching earlier, it must be incubator conditions, but my experiences have been chickens of all breeds hatch at the same time around day 21. Lol. I wouldn’t be worried about it at this point, but then, I’m an obsessive candler and continue to candle until I see internal pips, so it’s a lot less nerve wracking for me. Lol. Not waiting so long without seeing anything happening. that being said. I *have* dropped eggs candling so definitely needs to be taken with a word of caution!! Haha.

 

[Tonyroo]

If there hatching on day 19 it's usually caused by the incubator running higher temps that's also risky. But at 99.5F it's always set to hatch in 21 days. Hope that helps.

 

[kaybiegirl]

If there hatching on day 19 it's usually caused by the incubator running higher temps that's also risky. But at 99.5F it's always set to hatch in 21 days. Hope that helps.

Yes, thank you. It’s been incredibly consistent at 99.5. I never saw it different for more than 30 seconds.

 

[kaybiegirl]

4 (of 12) pipped during the night!

 

[kaybiegirl]

And I hear chirping from at least one