Our incubator doesn't smell very good. Is that from the chicks that have hatched and the eggs that remain cracked open or does that mean that some of my chicks have died in their shells without pipping?
Thank you! What is a reasonable time to wait? Another 24 hours? It's been 30 hours since the first pip. Is it normal to have so few hatch? I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.
I have an egg that pipped yesterday at 9 am, it is making progress but its breathing is slowing and it looks stuck. I can't seem to get humidity above 69%. I have sponges and a rag in the incubator. I have four that have pipped and hatched in this time frame that are roaming the insides of...
Thank you so much for responding! I don't know if it is correct as I don't have a second hygrometer in the incubator. This is the second time I have attempted hatching eggs and I really want it to go well as the first time was a nighmare. I am sure that I am worrying too much! I appreciate...
First, thanks to all that have so quickly responded with all my questions to recent posts! :)
Today is day 20 and I have three eggs that have pipped inside the incubator. On day 18, I filled the water reservoirs and due to experience last time, added wet sponges to get the humidity up. I...
Thank you so much for all of the info! I am so happy I found this web site. It definitely helps having people out there that can answer these questions!
I am on incubation day 15 and I'll be removing the chicken eggs from the egg turner on Sunday. This is my second incubation and the first did not go as well as I had hoped. I want to make sure that I do everything correctly. I didn't have anyone to talk to during the last incubation and just...
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I have never joined any sort of forum and am hoping I can figure this all out! :) I have just hatched my first set of chicken eggs and it was a disaster. I'm hoping to get to know some people that have done this before and can give me some insight into what I might have done wrong...