So I candled the eggs I put in on 7/11 and all look good..unfortunatley, some look way developed.. one even shows a developed chick., head, eyes, body shape, good size too.. some are dark areas taking up at least 3/4 of the shell. Is it possible the hen or the weather started these eggs befopre I did? When do I take them out and put them into lockdown? I do have another incubators with some ducks in it that are supposed to hatch in 3 days.....I thought this chicken hatching would be fun but its becoming a PITA....
I was told that is due to the humidity being too high. I had one that was a few days from hatching and I touched it and it exploded. I was told it was because the chick had developed too much and had no room to move to get free.
I am a wife and a mother to 1 son, 2 daughters, 2 step sons, 3 step daughters.
I currently have Two Barred Rock Hens and 1 Dominique Roo
and 6 baby barred rock/dominique mix and 1 Black Sex Link Jersey Giant.
2nd hatch date 7/23 I have a lot late on this hatch.
3rd hatch date 7/24 I think a lot are going to be late with the rest due to still air incubator.
4th hatch date 7/26
5...
I am a wife and a mother to 1 son, 2 daughters, 2 step sons, 3 step daughters.
I currently have Two Barred Rock Hens and 1 Dominique Roo
and 6 baby barred rock/dominique mix and 1 Black Sex Link Jersey Giant.
2nd hatch date 7/23 I have a lot late on this hatch.
3rd hatch date 7/24 I think a lot are going to be late with the rest due to still air incubator.
4th hatch date 7/26
5...
. It's funny though, the law says that chicks don't count as chickens until they are six months old and they don't define what a rooster is. So, in theory, I could keep one to the one year mark when it goes from being a cockerel to a true roo. 
