Am I crazy to want to try again? Not so great first hatch...

[Surehatch]

Incubation is all about trial and error. Keep reading the posts in the forum on hatching. Eventually you will enjoy successful hatches. PM is you need any more advice

 

[HenPen]

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My advice DON'T open them...if you must know something before getting rid of them then just candle them.

 

[Chickensmart.com]

Don't give up! my first hatch - two incubators plus turners ($$) and 84 eggs I got 8 chicks, but this time these are going better, a few little adjustments and I have little chickens everywhere! You don't live near Portland Tn do you LOL.

I'm overrun now. Stick with it and you will be too.
Good Luck!

 

[Surehatch]

Keep tryin - read this forum to see what other breeders are doing to ensure a successful hatch

 

[Apomerantz]

Thanks for all of the encouragement! I actually live near Seattle, not at all near Tn

I ended up picking up 2 more silkie chicks from the feed store. They are a little older then mine, but are doing fine together (I did take out the newest and a buddy, she can't cruise around on her feet yet). My sister REALLY wants to do some button quail next...

 

[greeneggsandham]

Keep trying. I just finished a hatch of my own girl's eggs. My turkeys didn't hatch, but were fully developed. Out of 10 chicken eggs 6 hatched. I already have 12 turkey eggs and 12 chicken eggs in the bator again. I'm pretty sure I know what happened to the turkey eggs. They went in one day before the chickens and my hatcher even though it was set and ready for two days had a huge temp spike and then drastic temp drop for the first few hours. Still not sure why that happened, but it is not going to stop me.

 

[MagsC]

Definitely keep trying!

And nope, you are not crazy.

 

[Morag]

My first hatch failed, out of 12 eggs, 6 were clear, 2 developed blood rings early on, one died at about 10 days (I think) very small chicken inside and the last 2 didn't pip, I gave up at 25 days.
My 2nd hatch, hatched on Monday/Tuesday this week and out of 22 eggs I ended up with 6 chicks. I candled lots because I was worried about something going wrong, of the remaining eggs most were clear and 3 quit.
I put 6 wyandotte eggs in the bator last night for my 3rd hatch, I'm hooked and my chicks have grown so much already it's amazing. Don't give up!

 

[Apomerantz]

Thank you all for sharing your stories. I am VERY happy with the 5 chicks that hatched! I also bought 2 black chicks at the feed store, but they aren't nearly as nice of a quality as the chicks I hatched myself! Here are a few pictures of my chicks!

 

[Morag]

Those are very cute chicks! Don't you just love them.