21st Day and no pips :(

[Paganbird]

I'm on day 21 and I just got the first pip of this batch. I used a cabinet incubator & separate hatcher. All my temps were/are stable & correct.
I guess this shipment of eggs is just going to take a little longer.
The first pip, a mille fleur d'uccle egg, was at 6pm. The others - nothing. I'm going to give them a few more days.
Good Luck with the rest of your hatch.

 

[Kullas]

Well here is the update. i cracked all the eggs open and only had 2 eggs with chicks in them that could have hatched

three of them look like they quit day 14, 16 no where ready to hatch. and 4 of then was early quitters and the rest was a no go

i guess i will set my quail eggs and hope for a better hatch

 

[speckledhen]

Chris, what do you think happened? Bator issues? You know where you can get more eggs.

Or, I can hatch some chicks for you sometime and you can just pick them up here.

 

[Kullas]

Im not for sure the temps stayed real close to 99 to 100 this time for the total time. the only thing i did different is i kept the humidity around 40 to50% the first 18 days. for some reason im not having good luck with chicken eggs. if you would hatch me some i would buy the chicks from ya mostly delaware and some barred rock if i could

 

[speckledhen]

I just started an incubation today for someone in one hovabator. If DH will let me break out a second bator, it will take me a few days to collect more Delaware eggs and maybe a couple BRs. I have only two BR hens laying and I have to catch them at it to know for sure it's theirs. If you for sure want me to do this, just let me know. They'd be hatching about Oct 10, depending on exactly which day I have enough eggs to start them incubating.

Chris, didnt you have a still air bator? If so, your temps were a couple degrees too low, I believe. Or your instruments were off, one or the other, or maybe both.

 

[Kullas]

yea that would be fine i also would take some more bbs also just let me know how much and i will get ya the money

 

[speckledhen]

My BBS Orp fertility is a bit sketchy, but I'll start collecting some Del and Orp eggs for you and pop them in in a two or three days, whenever I have enough. I'll make you a deal on them, too, and since I'm pretty sure you won't disappear and leave me holding the bag, er, chicks, LOL, you can pay me when you pick them up. We'll talk in a couple days and discuss the details, okay?

 

[Kullas]

sounds good to me just let me know

 

[mulia24]

mine not yet give any sign of life and it's now 20th days, keep patience.

i don't feel good also to throw 20 eggs if none of them hatched.

 

[Kullas]

Thanks Mulia this was day 24 i cracked them all open and they wasnt going to hatch

maybe the quail im about to set will do better