~Shipped Egg Early Spring Hatch-a-Long~

[dreamer5577]

I'm a little worried about my eggs!
The incubation started off great, 8 eggs out of 12 began developing. About every other day I've been having quitters! I'm used to having quitters between days 1-5, but having so many quitters between days 6-18 is strange. My temperature and humidity have been perfect, no spikes during the entire process. I don't know what's wrong

Advice??
Today is day 16 and I'm down to 3 viable eggs. What causes so many quitters like this?

Do you have multiple thermometers in the incubator? I had something like that happen last year. Turns out my thermometer was wrong the entire time. So now I never incubate with less than two.

 

[dreamer5577]

I went into lockdown yesterday! Now the waiting game begins!

 

[Griffin Nest]

Do you have multiple thermometers in the incubator? I had something like that happen last year. Turns out my thermometer was wrong the entire time. So now I never incubate with less than two.

I have 3 thermometers, which makes me even more confused! Is it possible all 3 are wrong?

Anyways I went into lockdown this morning with the eggs that made it. I'm hoping for the best!!

 

[Griffin Nest]

It's day 19 and I got my first pip! (The brown one in the back)

 

[dreamer5577]

It's day 19 and I got my first pip! (The brown one in the back)

YAYYYY!!!!CONGRATS!


Tomorrow is day 21 for me and I've been hearing little peeps for the past few hours!Still waiting on the pips!

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

I will stop turning the first three eggs here on Saturday then a few days later I will be stop turning another two and then a few more days I will stop turning about another five

 

[dreamer5577]

I had a pip in one when I woke up this AM and it's been the same all day!

Another one did pip and semi zip on the bottom at some point today so that's why I didn't see it. I want to go in and flip the egg over so badly!
And my last two haven't shown signs of anything.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Yes I could sit at the bator all day when they are hatching and candle them every two minutes

 

[Griffin Nest]

They hatched! I got 2 to hatch out of the 4 that made it into lockdown. I really wonder what made me have such a bad hatch again. Maybe I should buy a new cooler for my incubator

Anyways I'm happy with the chicks that did hatch! So cute

 

[FarmerMac]

Griffin nest, that is great.