Detached air cells! Advice!

[Ashleyboz]

I received fertilized eggs via USPS for the second time ever. Read a bunch about letting them set for 24 hours and did all that. I did read an article that stated candle before putting in to make sure that the air cells are attached. I ordered six they sent nine and nine are detached. I need help ASAP.

 

[DemeterAD9]

I suggest you incubate them vertically fat end up, only start to turn them after 4 days by tilting them ~45 degrees this way and that while also rotating the egg 1/4 a turn. You can set them in egg cartons to incubate if you don't have a vertical incubator but you'll have to hand turn them several times a day.

I've only incubated eggs twice and both times there were shipped eggs. Some that had completely detached air cells hatched so there is hope. On my second incubation journey I noticed a trend, it seems shipped eggs have more quitters than local eggs so keep that in mind and don't be counting chicks before they hatch!

 

[Huntmaster]

 

[Ashleyboz]

I suggest you incubate them vertically fat end up, only start to turn them after 4 days by tilting them ~45 degrees this way and that while also rotating the egg 1/4 a turn. You can set them in egg cartons to incubate if you don't have a vertical incubator but you'll have to hand turn them several times a day.

I've only incubated eggs twice and both times there were shipped eggs. Some that had completely detached air cells hatched so there is hope. On my second incubation journey I noticed a trend, it seems shipped eggs have more quitters than local eggs so keep that in mind and don't be counting chicks before they hatch!

Perfect. That’s great advice thank you! I have a GQF 1500 incubator and honestly usually always have my personal in cartons. I’ve always had great hatch rates. Shipped ones have given me too much anxiety lol! Fingers crossed!