Are my Eggs late? Help

[chicklover 1998]

that temp is low it should have been 99-101

 

[AmyLynn2374]

70% humidity, 95 degrees

That temp is real low, even for forced air and is that humidity for lockdown/hatch or for the entire incubation? At that temp, if anything were to hatch it would be extrememly late and have a high chance of development issues

 

[chicklover 1998]

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[mckee farms]

Whole time. I was told to keep temp between 90 and 100

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Whole time. I was told to keep temp between 90 and 100

No no no. If you have a forced air incubator it needs to be 99.5F. If you have a still air it needs to be 101-102 with temps taken near the top of the eggs. Is that 70% humidity the humidity levels that you had the entire incubation too?

 

[mckee farms]

No no no. If you have a forced air incubator it needs to be 99.5F. If you have a still air it needs to be 101-102 with temps taken near the top of the eggs. Is that 70% humidity the humidity levels that you had the entire incubation too?

yes humidity has been the same. Its not forced air

 

[AmyLynn2374]

yes humidity has been the same. Its not forced air

Ok, so still air the temps should have been at least 101. That means it's been running a good 6 degrees cool if the thermometer is accurate. And at 70% humidity for the entire incubation, the eggs could not have lost much moisture at all. This is a styrofoam incubator?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

At this point, with those numbers, I'd go ahead and candle. My very first hatch was compromised by a bad thermometer (I never checked it for accuracy,) after al said and done when I was told to check it I found it 6 degrees off. I ended up with one hatcher on day 24 (out of 17 that went into lockdown active and alive,) that survived and one that hatched day 25 that died after hatch. Not only was my temps 6 degrees low, but I also was running high humidity because that is what the "book" said. The one survivor ended up being a special needs roo because the delayed development did result in leg issues that became apparent later on. Between the low temps and high humidity the hatch was basically a bust.

How long you want to give them is up to you. I'm one of those people that can't pull the plug on eggs that I know still have life, but I also know that the chances of developmental problems increase the further you get past that day 21 too.

So sorry you were given subpar info regarding incubation.

If you decide you want to give it another shot and try again, you're welcome to join us on https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1081034/hands-on-hatching-and-help and we'd be more than willing to help guide you through it and give you the materials to read to help you out.

 

[mckee farms]

Ok, my eggs were due the 21st, I still have nothing, one egg was piping and blood came ut and has done nothing more, the others have not done anything. worried they are no good?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Ok, my eggs were due the 21st, I still have nothing, one egg was piping and blood came ut and has done nothing more, the others have not done anything. worried they are no good?

I'd candle them and see if there is any life in there. Sounds like the pipper pipped into a blood vessel/vein.