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    20 week old hens “screaming” the past week

    Yay! Usually new layers lay eggs with more defects such as soft shelled eggs so maybe this is from the new layers??
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    Help did I ruin my hatch with wrong temperature??

    Thank you. Helps to know I'm not the only one that has a hard time figuring it out.
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    8 year old hen

    I know what it's like. The same thing happened to my mottled Java hen Sugar. I'll try to find the post. She got so weak and stopped eating and drinking altogether so we just had to put her down, it was the right thing to do. I agree on leaving her with the flock up until the end though that...
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    Day 6 candling pictures, are they fertile?

    Do you really think I didn't know you have to have a rooster to have fertile eggs lol? :)
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    Day 6 candling pictures, are they fertile?

    I threw them away. I cracked them open and they were completely undeveloped. I think that the temperature and humidity were off. I just give up on all this I'm just gonna buy chicks from a feed store if I want some. Oh and by the way I know how to check for fertility, they were fertile, and...
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    Help did I ruin my hatch with wrong temperature??

    I found through another post that the eggs were not developing when I candled them and I threw them away. It sucks but oh well I'l try again another day maybe, I don't know this stuff is too complicated for me. Thanks for all the help and tips everyone I'll definitely take them into account if...
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    Day 6 candling pictures, are they fertile?

    The eggs were definetly fertile I checked for that ahead of time.
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    Day 6 candling pictures, are they fertile?

    I'm throwing them away, should I crack one or not I'm afraid to see what's inside...
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    Day 6 candling pictures, are they fertile?

    I think the incubator thermometer was wrong and I just scrambled them. Oh well.
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    Day 6 candling pictures, are they fertile?

    Thanks for the feedback everyone. I'll wait until day 10 then throw them out. I've seen signs of life in duck eggs before and this doesn't really look like anything, I was just hoping I was wrong. I got them from the chicken yard, and I'm pretty sure they were fertilized so I'm blaming the...
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    Day 6 candling pictures, are they fertile?

    Okay thanks I will do that next time still new to this. I think I'm going to candle at day 13 or 14 and I'll post more pictures then too.
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    Day 6 candling pictures, are they fertile?

    So I candled my eggs to check to see if they were growing and I'm more confused than when I started. I know some people say you can't tell until later but some say they see veins at day 3 so...and I don't think I saw any veins at all while candling. I just need some help from people who have...
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    Help did I ruin my hatch with wrong temperature??

    We are hatching lots of different Silkie mixes. Most are full sized eggs and a few are bantam. All of them are mixed w/ my Silkie roo and the mixes of hens include; frizzled Cochin, EE, Andalusian, Australorp, Maran, Orpington, Welsummer, Delaware, and Sebright. This was just an experimental...
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    Help did I ruin my hatch with wrong temperature??

    Thanks so much for all the info. guys! I think I'm going to keep it at about 100 degrees for now just to be safe. I really appreciate all the resources and everyone's help!
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    Help did I ruin my hatch with wrong temperature??

    Thanks so much for the help!
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    Help did I ruin my hatch with wrong temperature??

    Not sure I think it is still air, does forced air mean there is a fan?
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    Help did I ruin my hatch with wrong temperature??

    What day do you recommend checking for fertility/embryo growth. Also what exactly should the air cell look like? Sorry I'm new to all this in terms of incubating.
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    Help did I ruin my hatch with wrong temperature??

    I removed the wet sponge that I previously used to increase humidity so it should drop now.
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    Help did I ruin my hatch with wrong temperature??

    Thank you I will try to decrease humidity. I was planning on candling today because I'm excited but it's day 6, is that too early?
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