MARCH Hatch-A-Long 2015: Please Read the First Post to JOIN the H-A-L

[Dispatch273]

Got 6 isbars hatched! 5 blues and 1 black! Still hoping for that splash pullet lol

 

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[bramblefir]

I checked all of the unhatched eggs - all dead. A few of the dark Welsummer eggs were clear (or had died very early, hard to tell). The rest were fully formed but dead. I am so sad! I had 8 out of 40 eggs hatch.

The temperature was great the whole time, but I wonder if the humidity was too high. I didn't have a hygrometer and now I'm really kicking myself for not getting one.

 

[313759]

I checked all of the unhatched eggs - all dead. A few of the dark Welsummer eggs were clear (or had died very early, hard to tell). The rest were fully formed but dead. I am so sad! I had 8 out of 40 eggs hatch.

The temperature was great the whole time, but I wonder if the humidity was too high. I didn't have a hygrometer and now I'm really kicking myself for not getting one. 

Oh my gosh, I am so sorry that's horrible. Well on the bright side, at least you got 8 chicks

 

[mymilliefleur]

I checked all of the unhatched eggs - all dead. A few of the dark Welsummer eggs were clear (or had died very early, hard to tell). The rest were fully formed but dead. I am so sad! I had 8 out of 40 eggs hatch.

The temperature was great the whole time, but I wonder if the humidity was too high. I didn't have a hygrometer and now I'm really kicking myself for not getting one.

That's too bad! Is it your first time? My first batch I only got 12/37.

 

[313759]

In my first hatch I got 43 out of 45 but I suffered a great loss with my ducklings where I only got, 6 out of 15

 

[bramblefir]

That's too bad! Is it your first time? My first batch I only got 12/37.

Yep, it was my first time. The upside is the broody hen had a good hatch and I'm getting in 2 shipments of chicks soon.

 

[CoopCop]

I am up to 21 chicks hatched, with at least a dozen more pipping! I am so excited to see them coming out!

Interestingly the barnyard experiment so far has the advantage to the traditional laying on their sides eggs. 7 of those have hatched so far to only 5 of the upright eggs. I am curious to see if the trend continues.

 

[blkjak]

Today is day 19 for me. 3 pips (all silkie eggs) and some peeping. Chicks tomorrow hopefully!

 

[jbkirk]

I checked all of the unhatched eggs - all dead. A few of the dark Welsummer eggs were clear (or had died very early, hard to tell). The rest were fully formed but dead. I am so sad! I had 8 out of 40 eggs hatch.

The temperature was great the whole time, but I wonder if the humidity was too high. I didn't have a hygrometer and now I'm really kicking myself for not getting one.

I would say that you to high humidity.
EDIT: You should try dry hatching as said here> https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-incubate-hatch-eggs-using-the-dry-incubation-method