Nearly 48 hours past hatch date!

[Windus]

So, I had 26 eggs in the incubator. From Saturday morning to Sunday night, 21 of the chicks hatched with my assisting one that was not zipping but the rest were fine.

There were 5 eggs left. I candled them late Sunday night and all but one still had movement and veins in them so I left them in the incubator. When I got home last night, another one had stopped moving, 3 were still moving and I could see one had pipped internally. I waited several hours and saw no external pip but could hear the chip peeping. About 11 pm, I pipped the shell for it and the chick was moving and peeping loudly so I put it back in the incubator. The picture below is how it is now, chick is still moving but the only progress is the one crack you see. I have it on a webcam watching it. I am going to help it out if it is still alive when I get home.

I guess my real question is about the other 2 eggs. If they are still moving when I get home tonight should I just keep waiting or should I open up the eggs in a probably vain attempt to help them hatch. What is the longest you have seen an egg go and still hatched successfully?

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Let them hatch it will work out I promise

 

[Miss717]

I don't really have an answer to your question, but I have heard others say that there can be warmer and cooler spots in an incubator causing some chicks to hatch later than others.

 

[5pointshomestead]

Any updates?

 

[Windus]

Any updates?

Yes, both the eggs that had not pipped showed no movement tonight. Opened them up and both chicks were dead.

I ended up finishing opening up the egg that I pipped last night and the chick was able to get itself out of the egg but seems pretty weak. Mostly laying on its side but occasionally it rallies and sits up. Leaving it in the incubator overnight. We will see what happens.

The good news is the other 21 are doing great and thriving!

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Are those Texas quails I have little guy

 

[Windus]

Are those Texas quails I have little guy

No, they are several different chicken species

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Oh there really small whoops

 

[Windus]

Oh there really small whoops

LOL, yes, they were just a few hours old in that pic

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Oh there soo tiny and cute