A few preliminary notes: I opened up a post the other day about a 'failed hatch' but was rather surprised to find it was about 2-3 individual eggs (out of 20+) that failed to hatch, this was not a failed hatch but rather a normal, successful hatch with a couple duds. If you've ever incubated...
Day 25! 3 eggs started pipping. Two have hatched. One is still trying but has not absorbed its yolk sack.
This started with a post about what to do with a delayed hatch. This portion is about the late hatching.
Here's the other thread...
Almost every time I hatch chiks I get at least one with splayed legs, bent toes, sideways feet, etc. I've heard they can be caused by the incubation process. I mean splayed legs would be after the chick hatches and slips. I'm aware that for example bent toes can also be genetic or caused by...
Hi everyone, first time poster here (or any forum for that matter) but I've been a long time lurker! I'm absolutely devastated today and wanted to maybe get some feedback from you knowledgeable people. Even if it's to tell me I was wrong in what I did, hopefully I'll get some closure to allow me...
Ok so I miss read my calendar. I thought my eggs where supposed to hatch this past Tuesday but they are actually supposed to hatch this up coming Tuesday! So on wendsday or Thursday I quit turning the eggs. I just now realized my mistake, so that means I quit turning the eggs 3-4 days too early...
So I have been using a farm innovators styrofoam type incubator and have been using the dry incubation method. I have had 100% fertility with all my own eggs and About 98% with bought or shipped eggs. They develop beautifully with the dry incubation method BUT for some reason at hatch only about...