Slow hatch?

[Joe1962]

I have 13 Sebright eggs that started hatching yesterday, almost 21 days. It is now over 24 hours day 22 and five have hatched. I'm trying to get to a point when I can take out the hatched chicks. It's like one hatches then another one pips. How long can I safely keep them in the incubator. I have not opened it since lock down. They are taking their time from pip to hatch every time.

Thanks

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Just take them out right now, no harm will be done to them or the eggs still to hatch!! I took mine out after an hour or 2, no problemo.

 

[Joe1962]

Just take them out right now, no harm will be done to them or the eggs still to hatch!! I took mine out after an hour or 2, no problemo.

I have one with an open shell now piping. That chick will be able to continue?

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

I have one with an open shell now piping. That chick will be able to continue?

Sure, don't worry too much about the humidity thing. I went back and forth on my incubator during lockdown, no problem. Just don't leave it open for too long and everything will be just fine.

 

[Nathaliexx]

Hi Joe,

I only hatched guinea fowls (so far) i had 14 eggs hatched (on day 26/27/28) it takes about 24-27 days for guineas to hatch.

Because some of them already hatched (and i didn’t want to open the incubator too much) i put a little lid with crumble food in their and one with some water.

To be honest, i’m not sure how it works with other breed/eggs, but i noticed the little ones helped the other ones hatch..so that was also one of the reasons i let them stay together for a bit longer.
Also knowing they would be fine for a day or 2 in the incubator.

Hope someone else also replies, since i’m not a ‘professional’ (yet!) and don’t want to give bad advise.

I hope your chicks will hatch soon and be healthy

 

[Nathaliexx]

I have one with an open shell now piping. That chick will be able to continue?

How are the little ones doing? I hope everything’s going well

 

[Joe1962]

How are the little ones doing? I hope everything’s going well

As of now I have 9 healthy chicks out of 13 eggs in the brooder. They are eating and drinking and looking good. I still have the last 4 eggs in the incubator just in case. The last one hatched today around noon.

 

[Nathaliexx]

As of now I have 9 healthy chicks out of 13 eggs in the brooder. They are eating and drinking and looking good. I still have the last 4 eggs in the incubator just in case. The last one hatched today around noon.

Yess! I’m so happy they’re doing alright
I think that’s a great outcome till now!

I’m not sure how many more days you can wait for the last ones to hatch tho.
With my guinea fowls i took some out to listen (don’t know if they already pipped internal and are breathing/alive or even ext pipped?).

I’ll keep my fingers crossed

 

[Joe1962]

Yess! I’m so happy they’re doing alright
I think that’s a great outcome till now!

I’m not sure how many more days you can wait for the last ones to hatch tho.
With my guinea fowls i took some out to listen (don’t know if they already pipped internal and are breathing/alive or even ext pipped?).

I’ll keep my fingers crossed

Thank you Nathalie, I will try listening to see if they are alive. The time is growing short for hatch.