side note: a broody is the best shot any egg has. Nature at its best. Just let the hen do the work, if you do not want to acquire another route of hatching. With a broody you need to do nothing but let her set. Give the eggs a few days beyond the date in the nest, you never know.
Kind of you to want to help, but nature is specific. If it didn't hatch it was likely due to a vigor issue. Sadly I do not see a way for this baby to survive. If it does, it likely will have issues and a very short life.
My name is Chuck and I have a small homestead in Georgia. Like many of you I got a few birds and here I am, Obsessed! I am learning every day and have really enjoyed the past few years with poultry.
I got ya, just want something that's as hands off as possible, since we still work and can't be constantly watching it for the 3 weeks, thank you! I will look into that one. our first batch was a homemade setup, including hand turning which was stressful, but we still got 6 out of 14 to hatch...
I wanted to get an incubator to hatch at least 50 eggs at a time. I’ve used smaller incubators, but they are hard to keep up with, even with small batches. Any suggestions on ones that can allow me to hatch more eggs without having to constantly monitor temp and humidity?