A bad ending 😔

[Dusti Tice]

So as some of you might know I set 54 eggs in the incubator, 15 were infertile/ weren’t developing. Anyways fast forward everything seems normal and none of them hatched and it is day 24.. I already have thrown them out and they all look severely underdeveloped. Any thoughts?

 

[Phunktacular]

I used that very incubator for 2 batches of chickens and quail. They are very unreliable and inconsistent. There are upgrades to make them forced air but, I ended up building my own for about $100. I still use the egg turner from the Little Giant but, everything else is mine and had great luck. Gave the foam incubators away.

 

[Kiki]

I use a little giant still air styrofoam incubator and I have had numerous 100% hatches.

You need to get to know your incubator before you set eggs again.

Get at least 4 thermometer and calibrate them, learn your cool and hot spots.

 

[Phunktacular]

So as some of you might know I set 54 eggs in the incubator, 15 were infertile/ weren’t developing. Anyways fast forward everything seems normal and none of them hatched and it is day 24.. I already have thrown them out and they all look severely underdeveloped. Any thoughts?

I can't tell from the information that you've given but, I would presume that it is an incubator issue. You should have had, at least, some hatch with 39 fertile eggs in the incubator. Guessing, at this point, I would think that the temperature is too low or very inconsistent. What type of incubator do you have and how many back up thermometers are you using?

 

[Dusti Tice]

I can't tell from the information that you've given but, I would presume that it is an incubator issue. You should have had, at least, some hatch with 39 fertile eggs in the incubator. Guessing, at this point, I would think that the temperature is too low or very inconsistent. What type of incubator do you have and how many back up thermometers are you using?

I have the “little giant 9300 still air” and I cracked open 2 on the concrete to see inside and they looked severely undeveloped.. can I post pics on here or is it too graphic?

 

[Kiki]

I have the “little giant 9300 still air” and I cracked open 2 on the concrete to see inside and they looked severely undeveloped.. can I post pics on here or is it too graphic?

Sure you can post pictures but all this is going to confirm is that it quit growing.
Probably from a heat spike.

 

[Dusti Tice]

I use a little giant still air styrofoam incubator and I have had numerous 100% hatches.

You need to get to know your incubator before you set eggs again.

Get at least 4 thermometer and calibrate them, learn your cool and hot spots.

So with cool and hot spots will that mean some eggs will not hatch and others will?

 

[Kiki]

So with cool and hot spots will that mean some eggs will not hatch and others will?

Yes...very possible.
Very possible the eggs sitting int he hot spots will die and the ones sitting in the spots too cool may die too or may be way behind.

 

[Dusti Tice]

Sorry for all the questions, I’m a complete newbie to hatching eggs!

 

[Kiki]

I didn’t have any extra thermometers, I thought the incubator would’ve told me all of that..

Buy more.
Never trust ANY incubator's built in thermometer or humidity gauge.
ALWAYS buy separate and CALIBRATE them.