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So we are down to 12 eggs from 17. One disappeared, and three were obviously not fertilized. One, she took out of the nest. I heard her clucking like she laid an egg. She had the egg about 2 feet from the nest and partially cracked. Bloody and a embryo inside. Why would she do this? I know...

I am interested in dry hatching, but makes me nervous. It is pretty humid where I live, but was only 22% when I tried just turning it on and leaving it. I'll aim for 30%.

Thanks. I'll candle tonight and see how many left are worth keeping. I have been having a hard time getting the humidity right on my incubator. I have two readings and they both keep falling below 40%

They were all under her last I checked. She really flattens herself out...but she is still not a very big hen and I am concerned she will get up and not have them covered when she returns. She is barely covering them...

Today is day 9. Is it a safe bet to toss the clear ones when candled?

My head lamp is pretty focused light, it has a base around it, but I'll try the toilet paper roll trick. Some completely light up, so are those okay to disbatch? Several do have air sacks, I didn't know that was a fertilized egg thing....on the dark mass ones I don't see veins anywhere. Some...

I'll try again tonight. It is 16 eggs for one Cuckoo Marans. My Buff Orpington decided she isn't broody anymore. I wanted to remove any dead or non fertilized eggs to increase hatch rates of the viable ones...

We are on day 8. I have hatched twice in an incubator and twice with broody hens. This is our first with such dark eggs. I have a very bright head lamp and it is completely dark. Some I can see through. Some are dark masses. Some look like possibly blood rings. But NONE have veins...I want to...