One out of 13

[Mother Hen to 6]

Oh no. No advice but holding out hope for ya!!!

 

[lightchick]

I would personally try the water test. Get hot water in a glass big enough for 1 egg. Float each egg in the water, wait till the water is still, then look for ripples to indicate the chick is moving.

There are videos on You Tube. Do each egg.

X2!

 

[Chrisfreeburn]

Good News! Slight rocking in two egg during water test. Two sank and the rest were low floaters. So I know at least two are alive. I am so happy right now. Thank you everyone.

 

[Unexpected chicken lover]

 

[EastIndie]

No I haven’t unfortunately. I tap them and listen. Turn them over every day. They were not sat on for about theee days straight. Mom had one hatch and abandoned the rest. Light test shows chickens in all of them. I feel sad that I’m probably incubating a bunch of dead babies

One time my chicken abandoned her eggs two days before they were going to hatch. I didn’t have an incubator and left them in the nest box for 4 days before I had time to open them up. I cracked open three and they were dead. However the fourth one I cracked open in the same way you would crack an egg into a pan and the inner membrane with a chick inside fell out of the egg. I noticed the slightest movement and the chick was still alive. She had already absorbed the yolk but didn’t have energy to hatch. I gave her plenty of attention and she grew up to be a healthy, happy bird.

 

[Chrisfreeburn]

@EastIndie that’s interesting. I wish I knew exactly how old each egg was. It would suck if they were ready to hatch just too weak and I left them. Then again I’d hate to help them hatch too early and kill them

 

[EastIndie]

@EastIndie that’s interesting. I wish I knew exactly how old each egg was. It would suck if they were ready to hatch just too weak and I left them. Then again I’d hate to help them hatch too early and kill them

This is not ideal but if they don’t pip in the next day or so you could try poking a tiny hole in the air sack to see if they are moving. Just make sure not to dry out the membrane.

 

[Chrisfreeburn]

Opened up one of the eggs that wasn’t moving. Dead. Looks like it pooped. See pic. Is that normal?how many days do you think this is/was? I don’t know what to do with my two that are moving. They may be too weak to hatch on their own so maybe I should open them if this was one looks like it was ready.

 

[Chrisfreeburn]

Here’s another poor little chick. The but was yolky but not poopy. Neither of them smelled bad. They actually smelled exactly like a wet dog. I’m scared the two moving eggs are too weak to hatch themselves. I don’t knkw what to do.

 

[lightchick]

I personally would help the other chicks out. As long as there's no bleeding and the yolk is gone.