blood ring or blind

[Aphrael]

well, I mucked up. when i started the incubators I tested them against 3 thermometers and calibrated the temps and humidity. all 3 were on with eash other and i removed 2 of them never checking it again. this is in my lock-down bator. the question about the humidity got me wondering and when i opened the bator it just didnt feel right on my hand. I retested again and the one I had left in there was 10 degrees off. the temp has been too low not allowing the hatch. this egg has been in this since yesterday evening. I didnt candle. figured if its still alive its been cold long enough.

Oh no!

Well, from what I have read getting cooled during the last few days is less critical than during earlier incubation. So it could well be still alive. Just get the temp and humidity up to where it belongs and cross your fingers. I have mine crossed for you!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

thank you. I will maybe candle tonight and see if anything is going on.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I seen movement. it wasnt much and at first i wasnt sure if i was seeing it or not but it happened again so its alive but it also looks like a day 16 egg.since it is after midnight now it is technically day 19

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I agree with Aphrael cooler temp at the end are not as critical and it's good you have seen movement. If you think the egg only looks day 16 do you think the first incubator could be slightly on the low side? That would maybe account for it not looking as developed. I hope it hatches for you but may take a little longer

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I am not going to say its not low too. the turner in that one is not a good fit. I didnt want to use the new one for lock down but maybe i should try it that way. this is the first staggered hatch i have done and I only get one egg every other day. had much easier time when they all went into my old bator with no turner except me and stayed there til hatch. oh, side tracked. lol to answer your question, the built in thermometer is on with one other. to me , that dont mean nothing.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

LOL like me tend waffle on about things that are not subject related. All info is good though builds a better picture for folks. Back on track now- this is the reason I don't do staggered hatches I don't think I would have the nerves for it. Maybe if the turner is not a good fit could that be altering the air flow and heat distribution in the incubator

 

[Granny Hatchet]

LOL, I will sooner or later get around to what i have to say. the turner, it is an old one i picked up at goodwill for 5 dollars. it has metal strips going across where these rubber cups that look like little fingers sticking up to hold the eggs. it fits good in my old incubator. Now i am wondering if instead of doing staggered hatch , how many eggs could i save and put them in at once and leave them in that bator? I could do that with both of them and just have to hand turn one batch. she lays every other day. you can keep them for 10 days I think ?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

LOL, I will sooner or later get around to what i have to say. the turner, it is an old one i picked up at goodwill for 5 dollars. it has metal strips going across where these rubber cups that look like little fingers sticking up to hold the eggs. it fits good in my old incubator. Now i am wondering if instead of doing staggered hatch , how many eggs could i save and put them in at once and leave them in that bator? I could do that with both of them and just have to hand turn one batch. she lays every other day. you can keep them for 10 days I think ?

They say 10 days or less is the best and anything after 2 weeks you are significantly decreases teh chances of hatch..

 

[Aphrael]

They say 10 days or less is the best and anything after 2 weeks you are significantly decreases teh chances of hatch..

They say after 10 days the viability drops drastically. I think that partly depends upon storage conditions and the robustness of the eggs themselves, though. I have eggs in now that I collected over a 3 week period. I culled 15 of 78 so far, half inferts and half very early quitters. The interesting thing is, that there were actually fewer of the over ten day eggs not growing than the fresher ones. All but one of the inferts was from the same pullet. So I'm guessing the roo doesn't like her or she hides real good.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

They say after 10 days the viability drops drastically. I think that partly depends upon storage conditions and the robustness of the eggs themselves, though. I have eggs in now that I collected over a 3 week period. I culled 15 of 78 so far, half inferts and half very early quitters. The interesting thing is, that there were actually fewer of the over ten day eggs not growing than the fresher ones. All but one of the inferts was from the same pullet. So I'm guessing the roo doesn't like her or she hides real good.

Of course there are a thousand factors that contribute to hatchability. Overall if the majority of factors are even, and you are strictly talking age of egg -probability (according to experts) have shown to decrease with age of egg.