Just wanted to update. 2 out of the 15 eggs hatched on Saturday. an Olive egger that I believe is a roo (his name is Happy feet. he hatched on his back and needed help turning over but has the biggest feet we've ever seen and looked like he was tap dancing) and a partridge pend. One pipped...
Thanks for thehope CC. THe incubator is borrowed and my first time using it. it would be good to know that the heater may have cut off but the eggs felt so hot to the touch.
When I left home this morning the temp was steady at 99 and humidity at 50%. i added a bit of water to the sponge I...
Since they are a few days from hatching can the combine heat of 15 eggs cause the spike in temp? It will be interesting to see how many if any hatch.
i have been keeping weight data, there are a couple of eggs that are questionable but because the shell is so dark and I am a newbie at this...
Thanks for the reply and link.
The temp had been holding steady for days. There weren't any temp changes in the house. I upped the humidity since they were in lockdown. That was the only difference in the last three weeks.
Hatch day is tomorrow but not holding out any hope. i lowered the...
I came home from work on the first day of lockdown to find to my horror the temp in the LG was 109. I don't know what caused this spike or for how long.
What would be the cause and what damage could this inflict?
I did candle a few of the eggs, not all and saw movement.
Thank you.
Coops,
I have a broody hen and ordered some fertile eggs. i started out with and order of three but received five. a week later I received 8 more. (It was a shipping error).
I placed them under my hen even though I knew they would be staggered. I'm a noob, don't knowmuch about candling...