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They will generally hatch all on their own. I stay close and watch them cuz I think it is fun. I do not open the lid unless necessary as the loss of moisture can shrink wrap the chicks.

No leave them in the incubator and keep the lid closed. They need the humidity to hatch

I had no idea that the chick could drown if the pip was on the bottom... I rolled a few out of that position for what I thought was a better look. I guess I helped a few out without knowing it.

I had this happen. I chip a little hole in the egg. If I can see it moving I will leave it alone for a while. If it does not progress I will continue to chip away the shell slowly. I have had a couple chicks that needed a little assistance. But be prepared the ones that need help sometimes have...

They should be fine. It takes a while for the incubator to cool off and longer for the eggs to cool off. My eggs sat overnight in the cold when my broody got bored and 17/18 eggs hatched in my incubator.

17/18 made it. 3 needed assistance and 1 didn't make it. 1 was happy to have the help and came out and was with the rest in an hour the last 1 is still touch and go but I think will pull thru. It is resting in the warm incubator. I am please with my first round using an incubator.

Thank you for your response! I had not considered my light was not strong enough. It was from a big pack of small lights and I dug out the package and they have a whopping 24 lumens. So that would explain why I could only see dark blobs. I put the eggs in the incubator on April 25 but I am not...

I am on day 19 I candled them on day 17 and all I could see was dark space and an air pocket. I was never able to see veining. I am using a mini flashlight. I candled around day 8/9 and I could see a dark blob in the side but veining was not visible to me. The eggs are brown. I had 2 that were...