Silkie early lockdown?

[Hawk12]

So exciting...I hope everything goes well. I have 16 eggs in the incubator right now that I ordered from Florida, I'm in Idaho. They are due to hatch 1 week from today. They are brahmas. I'm looking forward to hear about your new babies

 

[RubyNala97]

No pips or peeps...yet. Lol this waiting game is killing me. I'm absolutely sure my weird egg is dead, but my good egg is still kicking. I really hope it's not malpositioned! All of my cousin''s eggs were. 14 were unable to pip.

Most of the listings are $70 per dozen. I think I got discount eggs or something because I got my nine for $22 off eBay. I'm not into shows or breed standards, so I wasn't worried about that kind of quality. They came from a mixed color flock, so who knows what color my baby will be.

Lol worse come worse I have to wait until spring and get a couple from the hatchery.

I sent you a pm. And I'll have eggs and chicks available in spring too but it we're kinda far apart. Lol. I had two eggs that pip the wrong end this batch. One hatched fine, on its own and the other I needed to hatch myself. So keep me posted!!

 

[JecaRaven]

My bad egg died early and my good egg died without external pip. I opened it up and his beak was clear, but he was dead... I was right when I thought he piped early, but I never heard him peep, so I left him alone...

 

[RubyNala97]

My bad egg died early and my good egg died without external pip. I opened it up and his beak was clear, but he was dead... I was right when I thought he piped early, but I never heard him peep, so I left him alone...

Are you serious? I wonder when he pipped? When is the last time you candled? I know I'm bad but I have to candle once a day in lockdown. That way if I see an internal pip, I put it on the clock. If no external pip in 24-30 hrs, I make a small hole in the air cell for oxygen. Was the yolk absorbed??

 

[Hawk12]

I'm so sorry. I've lost an entire hatch that way. All were perfectly formed and ready to hatch but they all died. I think my humidity was too high

 

[JecaRaven]

All the blood and yolk were absorbed and his beak was clear. He was ready. The humidity was around 70 before I open it and the inside of the air cell was dry... Further down it was not.