The temp in the incubator has been consistant, and I'm certain of the day I set them because I wrote it down. It's been sweltering hot here in Mississippi, so I'm going to guess that the lady I bought them from had stored them in a hot barn or shed.
I bet you're right! And congratulations!!
these are 1 polish 3 black orps 1 silkie and rather 2 pekin or 2 cochins im nt sure what he said lol the cohcin/pikin is the one that is moving most but there is no internal pip i just candel them and there going into lockdown thursday
so I took them and wiped of all the gunk with a damp rag, but I noticed I only had nine so now I'm missing an egg and I candled again can't see any movements but I noticed one of the eggs was dead so now I'm down to 8 plz tell me I did the right thing 
HELP my broody was on 12 eggs I candled the other day and threw on out that wasn't developing today ( day 11-12) I whent out and found my hen out for her daily bath and food and stuff so I checked the eggs and one had busted all over the othersso I took them and wiped of all the gunk with a damp rag, but I noticed I only had nine so now I'm missing an egg and I candled again can't see any movements but I noticed one of the eggs was dead so now I'm down to 8 plz tell me I did the right thing
Cool! I have my chick shipment arriving in the morning (pacing around like an expectant mom, LOL!), and then Batch one transfers to the hatcher on Thursday - a new shipment of eggs is due in the same day and will go in the bator. Sunday the second batch goes into the hatcher. Hopefully the first batch will just be starting to hatch and opening it once to put eggs in won't be a big deal. I will have a mister of distilled water standing by.
I really do not know what to say.................a concern for me would be the pores being closed upHELP my broody was on 12 eggs I candled the other day and threw on out that wasn't developing today ( day 11-12) I whent out and found my hen out for her daily bath and food and stuff so I checked the eggs and one had busted all over the othersso I took them and wiped of all the gunk with a damp rag, but I noticed I only had nine so now I'm missing an egg and I candled again can't see any movements but I noticed one of the eggs was dead so now I'm down to 8 plz tell me I did the right thing
I have 4 that I check against each other that I also compare to 2 more. They are all exacty the same. Just checked it again today because I bought a new one for a new incubator. All three of my incubators have the same problem.. 2 I made and 1 I bought. I have 4 Acurite themometer/hygrometer from Walmart and then two other different kinds just to be sure. I leave my them inside where I can see them without opening the incubator. I just don't get it. Now I have another strange thing happe. I have 12 wyandottes in my best incubator, homemade with thermostat, fan and themometer/hygrometer. (SO it has to temp gauges at all times.) The temp is never off and the humidity 40%. I only had one egg that didn't develope. All other eggs good at 16 days, all moving. Day 18 half have stopped moving and I'm pretty sure they died. Just have that look, sinking to the bottom of the egg. Nothing has changed at all in that incubator. My other eggs in there are fine. Why would so many die at the same time but just those eggs? I still new but I read A LOT. Can't figure this one out. Thanks.Are you SURE your temp/humidity is actually reading correctly? I ask because this just happened to me and ended up being a low batteryI thought it was at 96 degrees all the sudden and adjusted, then it was 102, then 96 - I was losing my mind and it finally occurred to me to get another hygrometer in there. The original said 96 and the new one read 101! I am having excellent luck with this one http://www.walmart.com/ip/Acu-Rite-Indoor-Outdoor-Thermometer/896347 and just run the probe down into the bator through the vent hole. I find that my humidity in the bator is about 9 to 12 percent less than room humidity. I just randomly check it when I candle etc.
