My eggs have gone past day 21- PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

[eggsrcool]

Hello,

My eggs have gone past day 21, its now day 23. I'm incubating the eggs, NOT using a broody. Should I leave them another few days, or end it and crack them open and see?

Please help! Thank you

 

[farrier!]

I have not had any luck with overdue eggs.
Cracked just one and see what you have.
We crack ours outside by the creek just in case.

 

[sonew123]

I had a few hatch on day 23-25---after day 25 I called it quits-left thebator running for an extra day though and low and behold-a duck hatched-no was not planned to have a duck at all-but now we looove him-hes 4 days old now! "chuckie"

Id be patient another day-then carefully break open where the air sack is--to see if there's any movement or breathing--if there is maybe then help them out?

 

[Ms. Lewis Rich]

Take a very sharp object and puncture the air sac end, peal a little of the shell and look down into egg if there is a live chick you will see breathing, it then is a slow process to get the baby out alive. If you have any of those you can PM me and I will try to help.But will not be here long got to go boating!

 

[yellowflower]

I don't have much experience but I just hatched out 6 chicks under a broody. The first one didn't pip until day 23 and wasn't hatched until the next day. The last one hatched on the 25th. So I would wait a few more days if I were you.
Good luck!
Val

 

[Goose and Fig]

Yes- give them a little more time.

Have you heard any peeping yet?
How is your humidity?

 

[farrier!]

Quote:
Cute!
But don't ducks take an extra week compared to chickens?

 

[Kennyog]

farrier! :

Quote:
Cute!
But don't ducks take an extra week compared to chickens?

Yes,28 days on the ducks.​

 

[Puddle Foot Farm]

Do not touch the eggs, do not break them open. Let them sit. I have a chick hatching right now on day 24. Get rid of them if nothing happens past day 25.
If you smell anything bad, end the hatch. Until then, sit tight.

 

[vfem]

I also leave them alone and let them go to day 25. I have had 1 or 2 hatch around day 25, I blame it on temps.

After day 25, I give up!