Setting Eggs 12/28 - Hatching Buddies? Hatch-Along

[OR4-hmom]

The torturous waiting begins! Wishing you and all the little ones the best of luck!

 

[MWoodling]

Ladies and Gents!! We have our first internal pip!! I tapped and it wiggled around! I'm so excited!! Now I'll be watching like a hawk for more movement!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Pic and updates!!!

 

[eggorthechicken]

cochin baby.. I call it rusty.

EE that needed a hand at hatching (very sweet and calm) and the little yellow ones are salmon faverolle and they are little Devils.. not a bit calm

 

[Sally Sunshine]

awwww HOW CUTE CONGRATS!!! YAY!!!

 

[eggorthechicken]

I do have a question for you Sally... After we unplugged the bator... we dissected the ones that didn't hatch... several were fully formed so im guessing more towards the end they died. When I locked them down.. I didn't bother them but before I locked down I checked for movement and they were ok. I am wondering if it could been humidity issues or just is what it is? . being the science nerd I am... I am going to change a few things next hatch to see if the outcome is better. Given they were shipped eggs I was glad the ones that hatched did. All of the chicks from my flock hatched so I was happy for that.

I have a Genesis hovabator and kept the humidity at about 35-40 and locked down at 50-55.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I do have a question for you Sally... After we unplugged the bator... we dissected the ones that didn't hatch... several were fully formed so im guessing more towards the end they died. When I locked them down.. I didn't bother them but before I locked down I checked for movement and they were ok. I am wondering if it could been humidity issues or just is what it is? . being the science nerd I am... I am going to change a few things next hatch to see if the outcome is better. Given they were shipped eggs I was glad the ones that hatched did. All of the chicks from my flock hatched so I was happy for that.

I have a Genesis hovabator and kept the humidity at about 35-40 and locked down at 50-55.

did you take pics of eggtopsy? were the chicks larger? were they wet? what did the "inner most" membrane look like?

Have a look through my links to compare because I am not sure what you ended with......all in my notes here https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101
and the paste from the bottom of that page...

Links for additional information​

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What Went Wrong During Incubation

Eggtopsy: What happened to my egg?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/363717/eggtopsy-what-happened-to-my-egg-graphic-pictures

Eggtopsy IMGAGES What went Wrong?
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1646/investigating-hatchery-practice-interpretation-of-quality-control-test-results

"Shrink wrap" vs. "Sticky chick"?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/491421/shrink-wrap-vs-sticky-chick#post_6242987

Trouble Shooting Failures with Egg Incubation http://msucares.com/poultry/reproductions/trouble.html

http://www.poultry.msstate.edu/extension/pdf/troubleshooting_incubation.pdf
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8127.pdf

This is also a great pdf with pics: paste link in browser search:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=early%20emrbyo%20death%20%20incubation&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&ved=0CDsQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thepoultrysite.com%2Fdownloads%2Fdownload%2F171%2F&ei=UllaUMXFHsmrygGnjoHICw&usg=AFQjCNGgYxCBYwBex31MS5w2McdnpH1zbw

ALSO this PDF at the last pages have a chart that shows what could have happened.... http://gallus.tamu.edu/library/extpublications/b6092.pdf
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[eggorthechicken]

from what I can see... looks to be humidity issue... several were fully formed... membranes looked good but there was no internal pip. I didn't take pics but from what I can recall they looked good otherwise. There were a few that looked to die by day 10. These were shipped eggs too. All the eggs hatched from my flock.

I will chalk it up to humidity and possible temp even tho the temps seemed steady. This was my first hatch and I probably looked and canceled them more than I should have but I was anxious to see how they developed. I (patience is not my strong suit) next time around I will leave them be and see if that may change the outcome.

The process is just very interesting to me.. I'm hooked. :0)

 

[Sally Sunshine]

from what I can see... looks to be humidity issue... several were fully formed... membranes looked good but there was no internal pip. I didn't take pics but from what I can recall they looked good otherwise. There were a few that looked to die by day 10. These were shipped eggs too. All the eggs hatched from my flock.

I will chalk it up to humidity and possible temp even tho the temps seemed steady. This was my first hatch and I probably looked and canceled them more than I should have but I was anxious to see how they developed. I (patience is not my strong suit) next time around I will leave them be and see if that may change the outcome.

The process is just very interesting to me.. I'm hooked. t

do you calibrate thermometers? Sounds like humidity to me too