total amateur- ignored "lockdown"!!

[Mgree41]

I got so excited that it was my last day (day 20) of incubating and hand turning 14 silkie-RIR eggs that it didn't even occur to me not to candle them today! What was I thinking?? Anyway, my question is- how bad is this? The humidity and the temp are high, and I put them in a carton, but did I ruin everything and kill 14 little babies, or is "lockdown" simply a suggestion?
Thanks in advance for responses, I'm very worried.

 

[FrenchHen]

relax and leave them alone from now on. Take up needlework for the next couple of days.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Quote:
Good advice. Step away from the incubator. Have patience. Sit on your hands and wait.

 

[shadburnchicks]

I agree. There's nothing you can do now but wait. But do not open the incubator! We learned this the hard way.

 

[chicmom]

Yes ma'am! Get yourself busy with something and step awayyyyyy from the incy! Things might just turn out fine........

Wishing you good hatching luck!

Sharon

 

[muddyhorse]

don't worry this morning I thought was day 18. I had planed on stoping turning, candleing and bump the humidity. I heard PEEPING at 5:15 am there was a pip recheched my dates Its day 21 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! verry quickly added water. so far I have one out and one piped several rockers.

 

[Jess N Jeff]

If you put them in a carton then they should be fine. Keep your humidity up and you should be just fine. Good luck with your hatch!!!

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

This completely justifies my point..."Eggs are fairly resilient in the hatching process and can take quite a bit of error and still hatch". Good hatching luck!!!!

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i never candle that late in the game. Generally i candle at 7 days, then wait a week. If i see development i let them go until hatch time. i would not risk opening the bator now to candle.

Good luck!

 

[cluckcluck42]

Fingers crossed for a successful hatch for you