Should I open the bator and candle?

[deineria]

Chicks were due to hatch last night - 5 pipped.
30 were viable on day 18 - noted movement in most
5 hatched out today that had pipped - no more pips. . .
Should I open it and take those chicks out and candle to be sure or give it another day?
If I do candle and there is movement, will having taken them out risk losing them?

 

[RioLindoAz]

I would leave them in there. The term "lockdown" is used because your not supposed to open the incubator... So don't.
Give it two more days and have the radio on next to the incubator. They need some encouragement at this point.

 

[deineria]

I just wonder the chances of any being viable after the 24 hour mark? I don't want to risk the ones that hatched on a super slime chance -
but if I open it and found any moving if I candle, I wondered if they would have a chance to hatch. . .if put back. . .
Are the chicks in there play with the temp at 99.5 for 3 days?

 

[RioLindoAz]

Take the chicks out after they've been in there for 24 hours. Have a brooder ready...

 

[deineria]

Thanks

I'll wait and remove them in the morning then

Hope a few more decide to hatch - lol

 

[debilorrah]

If you have no more pips you can remove the chicks at any time after they are dry. If you DO have pips leave them in there - they are ok for 72 hours.

What have your temps been?

 

[deineria]

Temps have been totally NUTs almost the whole time - I didn't think anything would make it - it was in a Little Giant, as my Brinsea was full.
early on - up to even 110 - but I've candled many times after that - movement and growing right. . . on day 18 at lock down - most everyone look 100% good to go. . .
Temps the last 5 days have been steady at - according to most of the thermometers (I have 5 in there) around 99.5

 

[BrattishTaz]

I would leave them alone. You shouldn't even consider giving up on eggs until the end of day 25. Some have even had hatches as late a day 26 or 27.

Good luck.

 

[deineria]

I had some $$$ eggs waiting to go in - so I opened since none had pipped and I knew temps had been crazy - candled -
something had gone wrong - no movement in any
some had black rings - you could just tell something wasn't right . . .
they were good on day 18, so who knows. . .

Darn LG