I waited for 10 days before tossing out the clears. By doing so I found 2 more that were developing that I didn't see at the first candling. Good luck!
WOW allot has happened since the last time I posted!
Congrats on all the successful hatches
I candled mine a couple of nights ago and out of 47 I have 17 developing. I know not good but considering that my friend (who I got the eggs from) has only 3 bantam roosters in with 40+ LF hens, I...
Vent plus need to be out, the growing chicks need ventilation and once they internally Pip they need the ventilation to breathe.
That said increasing humidity is about surface area of the water not volume. Put wy paper towels in your bator and moisten by dropping water on them thru the...
Honey also works great to perk up a sickly chick. It has sugars and natural antibiotic properties. Just use a dropper or syringe if you have one, if it's a little warm its more fluid. Good luck!