New to Incubating, Need Advise :(

[DwayneNLiz]

They did not make any noise when I tapped them

you could float but i would probably start peeling aka eggtopsy

 

[Maggian]

No it was really hard to see, the camera picked it up better than my eyes. They all look like that, I kinda freaked out and gently put them back in the incubator.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

you first make a little hole so you can see if there are veins, try to make it near their beak just in case it is alive

 

[Maggian]

Could I give them a few more days just to be sure........

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Could I give them a few more days just to be sure........

thats totally up to you, did you calibrate you thermo and hygro?
if it ran a degree lower it would result in late hatchers

i would start slowly opening them now, my guess is (unfortunately) they are already goners
but if they are shrink wrapped, and alive you could save them

its a toss up

 

[Maggian]

Ok, I'll have to think about it. And probably cry a little. Thank you for all of your help.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Ok, I'll have to think about it. And probably cry a little. Thank you for all of your help.

anytime, i have been where you are before

 

[joydix]

let it go a couple more days! i just went thru a hatching crisis in much the same way. i candled, saw nothing (see hatching crisis, it was just this week) i did it several times, put in a feed bucket carried around cuz i saw NOTHING, no life signs, NO sound....then i broke the egg a bit and sure enough it was moving....all turned out well but very harrowing couple of days. i never should have done that! should have just fired up the incubator! good lesson!

 

[Maggian]

Ok, that's what I am going to do. Thank you.

 

[joydix]

keep us posted! thats how we all learn