Recent content by Dezchickenmama

My sad update: I gently opened the shells up on day 27 and they were all dead. Perfectly formed chicks, but the membrane was shrink wrapped. My humidity must have dipped when I removed the one hatched chick. Next time I’ll intervene sooner.

I did! And I have a separate thermometer and hydrometer in there as well. A couple times temp dropped to 98 but I have checked diligently and corrected every time, so no drastic drops for any significant period of time. I am so stumped!

I had 5 viable eggs in my incubator going into lockdown—one hatched on day 21. It’s now day 26 and the other 4 have not hatched. 3 of them are still moving around a ton. Should I just keep waiting? Is this something anyone has dealt with before? Thank you!