Lockdown tomorrow but don't look ready

[Gotalotofpetstoo]

I have 2 NR360 incubators going. Their hatch dates are 6 days apart. The first one I started, I put 22 eggs in it. I really didn't expect much from any of them because my rooster was killed and I know the hens can only hold his donation for so long, plus they sat on the counter while I collected them possibly longer than they should have. I am down to six eggs out of 22, after candling and determining which ones were not fertilized and getting rid of them. But now that tomorrow is supposed to be locked down, I candled them one last time and although I do see movement in the two I pictured here, to me they just don't look like they are that far along to be going into lockdown. There are four others in the same incubator, two of them for sure look ready because the egg is very full and dark and moving around a lot. My question is this.... Is it possible that these two pictured just aren't growing as fast but might still hatch at a later date? I was thinking about maybe putting them in the other incubator which is 6 days behind. Some of the eggs I have in the other incubator which again, are 6 days behind the first ones, are already bigger than some in the first incubator. Any thoughts on moving the eggs that don't look ready for lockdown into the other incubator and seeing if they continue to grow, before I discard them? I have stayed on top of the temperature and humidity which has stayed between 99.5 and 100 and the humidity between 50 and 55. I know once I put them in lockdown that I need to bump the the humidity up to 70, and I leave the temperature the same, is that correct? Thanks for any input!

 

[Cheekychook12]

I have 2 NR360 incubators going. Their hatch dates are 6 days apart. The first one I started, I put 22 eggs in it. I really didn't expect much from any of them because my rooster was killed and I know the hens can only hold his donation for so long, plus they sat on the counter while I collected them possibly longer than they should have. I am down to six eggs out of 22, after candling and determining which ones were not fertilized and getting rid of them. But now that tomorrow is supposed to be locked down, I candled them one last time and although I do see movement in the two I pictured here, to me they just don't look like they are that far along to be going into lockdown. There are four others in the same incubator, two of them for sure look ready because the egg is very full and dark and moving around a lot. My question is this.... Is it possible that these two pictured just aren't growing as fast but might still hatch at a later date? I was thinking about maybe putting them in the other incubator which is 6 days behind. Some of the eggs I have in the other incubator which again, are 6 days behind the first ones, are already bigger than some in the first incubator. Any thoughts on moving the eggs that don't look ready for lockdown into the other incubator and seeing if they continue to grow, before I discard them? I have stayed on top of the temperature and humidity which has stayed between 99.5 and 100 and the humidity between 50 and 55. I know once I put them in lockdown that I need to bump the the humidity up to 70, and I leave the temperature the same, is that correct? Thanks for any input!

They both look like they stopped developing, no veins

 

[Altairsky]

If you can really see movement, I'd put them in the other incubator because they are clearly behind.
But if there are no veins at all and the black blob only moves when you move the egg, they might just be quitters.

 

[Ridgerunner]

The 22 days for hatching us an estimate. For various reasons an egg can hatch a day or even two early or late. That does not add up to six days though.

It is possible those eggs are quitters. Sniff them. If you smell a rotten egg smell get rid of them. If they smell OK I'd leave them in. Give them a chance.

I personally don't see why the laws of the universe will change just for your special hatch. I see no reason to potentially mess up your second hatch if one does happen to hatch a bit later than the 21 days. Leave them in the first incubator. If you want to leave them in after the first ones hatch you can.

Good luck!

 

[Gotalotofpetstoo]

The 22 days for hatching us an estimate. For various reasons an egg can hatch a day or even two early or late. That does not add up to six days though.

It is possible those eggs are quitters. Sniff them. If you smell a rotten egg smell get rid of them. If they smell OK I'd leave them in. Give them a chance.

I personally don't see why the laws of the universe will change just for your special hatch. I see no reason to potentially mess up your second hatch if one does happen to hatch a bit later than the 21 days. Leave them in the first incubator. If you want to leave them in after the first ones hatch you can.

Good luck!

One thing I thought about but forgot to put in my post, if I leave them in the incubator they are in, will the extra humidity drown them?

 

[Susan Skylark]

Chicks don’t drown from too high humidity, the higher humidity won’t hurt a thing, but I don’t think they look very healthy. Do they slosh around when tilted? To me they look like quitters from mid incubation but may just be the photo. As long as they don’t stink leaving them In won’t hurt anything. One thing to consider in overdue eggs is that they only have so much as far as energy and nutrients, eventually they will run out and the laggardly chick will die, they aren’t designed to go weeks past due, so if there is no progress 4-5 days post hatch on the others, you might want to reevaluate.