That one is dead I poked a hole in air cell and there was no movement. :(
But on a happier note I got these four yahoos out of the batch!! :celebrate
1 light Brahma, 2 welsumers, and an Easter Egger :D
I’m still not sure. It sat at a vertical angle not straight up and down so I’m not too sure. I think it might be dead, but I think I will keep it in the Bator for now, just to be sure. :hmm
The incubator didn’t smell too good so I decided to candle just to see and three of the four eggs were definitely dead :(and the other one I’m not sure. I cracked open the ones I knew were dead and they didn’t show any signs that they were shrink wrapped and couldn’t get out. I’m not sure about...
I’m thinking I’ll use the water test as a last resort. If they still haven’t piped by Tuesday (day 25) I think I will candle them first and then if need be try the water test. But for now I’m just gonna hope :fl for the best and be glad that at least four chicks hatched :)
I candled them on day 18 and they where developing. My temp through the incubation process was between 99-100 degrees (I used a forced air incubator) and I kept my humidity between 45 and 55 percent. I increased my humidity to 65-70 percent on the 18th day. It is currently at 100 degrees and 68%...
This is my first time incubating my own eggs so I am still new to it. I started out with 12 eggs and 8 eggs developed up to lockdown. Four of the eggs hatched :jumpyon days 20 and 21 the other four are now on day 23 and haven’t really done anything. So I was just wondering if this is normal for...