Blood ring in most of the eggs

[song of joy]

The eggs where basically shipped they travelled 700 km with someone who brought them for me from another town.

The jostling around during transport may have played more of a role than temperature, as blood rings indicate embryo death early in development (usually the first 3 to 5 days of development). Rough handling can damage the air cell, weaken the egg membranes, and damage the embryo, all of which can contribute to early embryo death (blood rings). This is the stage at which I've lost shipped eggs.

The temperature is also an issue for successful incubation, as it should be 37.5 degrees C (99.5 degrees F).

I hope your next attempt goes better. Don't give up!

 

[WVduckchick]

I'm curious as to what type of incubator?

And do you know the age of the layers?

 

[misslady]

Curious about the age of the layers too.

A couple other things I'm wondering about... do you know how the eggs were stored before being brought to you? And how many days old were the eggs?

Do you have any information about the health of the parent flock?

I'm glad more people have jumped on here to help! While the conditions in your incubator may not have been perfect, they weren't so far off that I'd imagine you'd lose all of them at the same stage of development. Hopefully everyone here can help figure it out!

And just like a previous poster said, don't give up! Odd things like this happen to even the most experienced every once in a while.

 

[Impatient]

If I were you, I'd crack open the eggs to see if all the embryos died at the same stage/time. Also how often did you candle? I candle obsessively lol.
My candling schedule:
Before I place the eggs in the incubator I candle to check for hairline cracks, intact air cell and yolk etc..
Day 4: I check for basic signs of life, but leave all eggs in
Day 7: check again for life, remove infertile/obviously bad eggs
Day 14: check that they're developing on schedule and remove dead eggs (if any)
Day 14-18: will pull an egg out at random just to see the embryo move lol
Day 18: final candle to remove dead eggs until hatch

 

[ClaireBridger]

If I were you, I'd crack open the eggs to see if all the embryos died at the same stage/time. Also how often did you candle? I candle obsessively lol.
My candling schedule:
Before I place the eggs in the incubator I candle to check for hairline cracks, intact air cell and yolk etc..
Day 4: I check for basic signs of life, but leave all eggs in
Day 7: check again for life, remove infertile/obviously bad eggs
Day 14: check that they're developing on schedule and remove dead eggs (if any)
Day 14-18: will pull an egg out at random just to see the embryo move lol
Day 18: final candle to remove dead eggs until hatch

All the eggs where just about identical, I candled on day 7 and they didn't look great so I thought I would leave them and candle again. I'm definitely going to candle before I even put theM in next time!

 

[ClaireBridger]

Curious about the age of the layers too.

A couple other things I'm wondering about... do you know how the eggs were stored before being brought to you? And how many days old were the eggs?

Do you have any information about the health of the parent flock?

I'm glad more people have jumped on here to help! While the conditions in your incubator may not have been perfect, they weren't so far off that I'd imagine you'd lose all of them at the same stage of development. Hopefully everyone here can help figure it out!

And just like a previous poster said, don't give up! Odd things like this happen to even the most experienced every once in a while.

I don't know where they were stored before getting to me, the lady I got them from could only supply 36 and I ordered 48 I'm
Presuming they were fresh but you never know! The parent flock looked healthy from the photos.

I won't give up I'm going to try incubate some local eggs again next week!

 

[ClaireBridger]

I'm curious as to what type of incubator?

And do you know the age of the layers?

It's the famous Chinese yellow lid 48 egg incubator I got attacked on a group before about it! It worked perfectly the first time obviously not a great job this time. I'm not sure the age of the layers unfortunately.

 

[WVduckchick]

It's the famous Chinese yellow lid 48 egg incubator I got attacked on a group before about it! It worked perfectly the first time obviously not a great job this time. I'm not sure the age of the layers unfortunately.

I used one just like it for about 6 months, until it stopped heating fully. On day 18 of a hatch!! I had to keep a heat lamp over the top of it to keep the temp up inside for those last 3 days. Lost a few, but saved a few. Not sure if it was the thermostat or the sensor, but i didn't repair it. I found a used-once Brinsea Octagon Advance on CL.

There are some good modifications that can be made, like insulating the outside, but i actually liked that incubator!

Best of luck with your future hatches!!

 

[misslady]

I don't know where they were stored before getting to me, the lady I got them from could only supply 36 and I ordered 48 I'm
Presuming they were fresh but you never know! The parent flock looked healthy from the photos.

I won't give up I'm going to try incubate some local eggs again next week!

Got my fingers crossed for better luck on your next hatch!

I think trying some local eggs is a great next step and will probably provide a lot of insight as to what potentially went wrong with this batch of eggs.

Keep us updated on your next hatch!

 

[Tlmcq]

I had blood ring later in development...what causes this? At day 7 it was good but this was day 12. Sorry pic is sad but just trying to learn. Yolk looked scrambled when cracked but not sure if done during cracking or was like that already. I'm trying to prevent this from happening to rest, if possible.