Panicking! Advice please!!!!

[Sondraa]

The evening of day 29. No chirping, no movement and eggs are really small for Indian Runner eggs.

 

[KathiQuacks]

Could you post some photos or a video of you candling the eggs?

 

[Sondraa]

I will have to remove them to candle them. Do you advise it?

 

[Sondraa]

I will have to remove them to candle them. Do you advise it?

Candled them. Slight movement in each of the 3. Cant tell if they internally pipped.

 

[Sondraa]

Any and all advice please. So worried. Honestly. I don't want to lose them.

 

[KathiQuacks]

The air cells and movement are good, but there isn’t much you can do until they internally pip. I would leave them for now..

Also, what temperature is your incubator set to, and are you certain it’s accurate?

 

[Sondraa]

Are you sure they each have not pipped? If not, what if they ate unable to?

I have a digital thermometer in it and used a laser gun on the eggs individually when I turned them multiple times each day. This incubator doesn't really drive itself. Had to made lots of adjustments depending on changing conditions here. It has been tricky keeping the humidity much over 60 since lockdown as well even though the well is full and 2 natural sponges.

 

[KathiQuacks]

I can’t see any internal pips in the pictures. They should at the very least be pipping soon, based on the shape of the air cell.. Next time you candle, check for chirping again too by holding the eggs right up to your ear and tapping gently on the shell.

Usually, an internal pip is very easy for them to perform. The biggest reason they may be unable to is if they’re malpositioned, but that’s fairly uncommon, even more so in all 3 eggs.

 

[Sondraa]

I can’t see any internal pips in the pictures. They should at the very least be pipping soon, based on the shape of the air cell.. Next time you candle, check for chirping again too by holding the eggs right up to your ear and tapping gently on the shell.

Usually, an internal pip is very easy for them to perform. The biggest reason they may be unable to is if they’re malpositioned, but that’s fairly uncommon, even more so in all 3 eggs.

I am concerned about them having room to move because these eggs are a third smaller than my first hatch. I didnt realise until I got them home and put them in the incubator.

Am I going to shrink wrap them pulling them out so often in lockdown? Last time my final egg did get stuck and I had to assist his removal. I thought it happened because I had to take the others out after nearly 2 days....but he did have a foot over his head as well so...I don't know. Thank you so much for being here and helping. Terrifying and miraculous process.i just don't want them to die. One of them already did on day 22.

 

[KathiQuacks]

It’s possible the egg size is affecting them.. I’m not sure what you could do about that now, though.

Shrink wrapping is harder to achieve than people think. You’re fine to pull them out since there’s no external pips yet. After an external pip, you can still take them out briefly to candle no problem.