i did the float test.. three floated and three went down. i open them and they were all fully diveloped but dead. what happen this is so bad. i hate to loose them what did i do wrong. need help, im having shipped eggs for tommorrow and i want them all to hatch. whats the humidity supposed to be before lock down may be thats the problem i only worried for lock down. the inner membrance was stuck to all six babies.Dolfi, have you tried float testing? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ng-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching
I have never done it, but others have had good success. If you have questionable results on some, I would candle them and look for movement. If no movement you can wait another day and try again, or you can open the egg...again I have not done this myself, but I have read up on it just in case:/ Poke a hole in the air cell, and look to see if there is internal pipping (the beak has broken through the interior membrane into the air cell). Whether yes or no, look to see if there is any movement. If yes, cover the hole with a damp paper towel and return to the incubator. If none, or limp and floppy, the chick is dead.
This is all coming from a newbie, just repeating what I have read elsewhere, so hopefully others will chime in. Good luck!
some one please educate me