Should I start loosing hope?

[imogene08]

It's day 23 and nothing. No wiggles, nothing. I don't know why. The only thing getting big is the air cell. I added more humidity today. Bit I'm confused are my babies dead?

 

[Veer67]

Sometimes eggs may take longer to hatch (some go to 25 days) due to low temperatures. Have you been having any temp. fluctuations? How is the humidity?
Since the eggs are on day 23, you can try and candle them normally with a flashlight (or other candling device if you have one).

Here's an excerpt from Sally's step to step guide to assisted hatching:

"**IF** YOU DO NOT HAVE AN INTERNAL PIP AND YOU CAN’T HEAR CHIRPING and but you do SEE MOVEMENT, place that egg BACK in the incubator and WAIT, this EGG DOES NOT need assisting at this point!

**IF** however YOU DO NOT HAVE AN INTERNAL PIP AND YOU CAN’T HEAR CHIRPING and YOU DO NOT see MOVEMENT please proceed to The Float Test ~ Checking Egg Viability. Give Eggs A Full 24 Hrs Overdue Before Float Testing ONLY AFTER CANDLING and NO Internal pips and NO internal MOVEMENT or CHIRPING! This procedure takes very little equipment Or time to do and Is Easy To Perform. If your egg is still viable, place back in the bator and wait! https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ng-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching"

 

[bucky52]

No I would wait a few more days.My hen was sitting on five eggs.two hatched out on Saturday.she came off her nest yesterday.I took the three remaning eggs from her.so she would take care of the two that had hatched.as I was lifting the top of the incubator one of the eggs starting chirping.I was totally shocked,I had consider tossing that egg.It started zipping last night.This will be day 24.