I've been doing some reading on hatching COTs I've seen everything from sit them the day they are laid, to allow them 5 days to settle before putting them In the incubator. I've tried both ways but didn't have luck either. I'm thinking this is maybe why I got such a good deal on them. Maybe my...
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Maybe this was the problem, did you check any of the 1st eggs they laid or did you get excited they laid and set them without checking for fertility? by now, yes they are fertile...
The birds were mature when I received them 3-4 months ish. Out of the first 4 (which of course I got...
Was my thoughts so I Started cracking eggs cracked 5 all 5 fertile I reset today so going to monitor them a little closer this time and hope fore better results.
I set the first 4 eggs that my hens had laid me and was able to hatch 2 of the 4 chicks out. Since then I've had 100% failure on all additional eggs. I just went thru the bator and threw out 20-30 eggs that were on their 20th day. Not one seemed to have developed at all. I had buttons in with...