BYC's 4th of July Star Spangled Hatch-Along

[LydiaB]

I had a rough time candling today. I set 16 eggs and candled on days 6, 11, and 17. On day 11 we took out 3 clears and 1 early quitter (looked like it died on day 5), and put question marks on two. So we had 12 left, 10 that looked really good, and 2 that were definitely moving. Today (day 17), only 4 looked good to me. No movements observed. 6 are question marks because they either looked full but a little bit sloshy, or just not quite full enough for day 17. I kept those in, and threw out my two question marks from before because they had definitely quit halfway through.

These were mostly shipped eggs, with a couple locals in there. The incubator has been set at 100.5 and 50 percent humidity, but according to my cheap Amazon hygrometers it's been closer to 100.8 and 42 percent. The incubator was used 2 months ago by my friend and they had 11/13 hatch.

I'm feeling discouraged and worried that they all died. And I have to wait 4 days to find out. I'd love some moral support.

Sorry it’s not going well. I’m new to incubating. My last hatch had under 50% hatch. But that was ducks not chickens.
I hope the rest make it and hatch for you! What breed(s)?

 

[MountainWoman73]

Sorry it’s not going well. I’m new to incubating. My last hatch had under 50% hatch. But that was ducks not chickens.
I hope the rest make it and hatch for you! What breed(s)?

Black Copper Marans and Olive Eggers

 

[MrsWinterWheat]

Sorry to hear it isn’t going well. I definitely feel your pain. My first two hatches didn’t go well.
I got 0% out of my call ducks to hatch with 90% as late deaths and 12% of my turkeys to hatch but most of those were not fertile to begin with.

Keeping my fingers crossed that some of them make it to the finish!

 

[LydiaB]

Black Copper Marans and Olive Eggers

Oh wow. Hard to candle with the dark eggs then!

 

[LydiaB]

So- shipped eggs and funny air cells. My ducklings are developing well, but I have some huge air cells. Some normal shaped, some odd. Not on all the eggs, but a lot. I rested for 24 hours and didn’t turn the first day. Please tell me they will be okay?

 

[RUNuts]

I had a rough time candling today. I set 16 eggs and candled on days 6, 11, and 17. On day 11 we took out 3 clears and 1 early quitter (looked like it died on day 5), and put question marks on two. So we had 12 left, 10 that looked really good, and 2 that were definitely moving. Today (day 17), only 4 looked good to me. No movements observed. 6 are question marks because they either looked full but a little bit sloshy, or just not quite full enough for day 17. I kept those in, and threw out my two question marks from before because they had definitely quit halfway through.

These were mostly shipped eggs, with a couple locals in there. The incubator has been set at 100.5 and 50 percent humidity, but according to my cheap Amazon hygrometers it's been closer to 100.8 and 42 percent. The incubator was used 2 months ago by my friend and they had 11/13 hatch.

I'm feeling discouraged and worried that they all died. And I have to wait 4 days to find out. I'd love some moral support.

Hatching is an art. Sometimes you make a masterpiece and sometimes everything is for naught. I keep my humidity at 20% and that is just ambient in the house. I don't add water until lockdown to get the humidity to 50%ish. Don't want them to shrink wrap but too wet is also bad.

Shipped eggs are a question mark so any chicks are a win. I've heard of boxes that were destroyed and they still got chicks. Be patient and don't give up. Try different things just not at all the same time. When I started, I wrote everything down. Now, I candle just before lockdown without any notes other than lockdown day on the calendar. Interesting to see that the results are all over the place but depends on the eggs.

You can do it! Don't give up! Go team!

If at first you don't succeed, suck & suck until you do suck seeds!

 

[RUNuts]

So- shipped eggs and funny air cells. My ducklings are developing well, but I have some huge air cells. Some normal shaped, some odd. Not on all the eggs, but a lot. I rested for 24 hours and didn’t turn the first day. Please tell me they will be okay?

It'll be fine. You did what you could and now it's up to the little ducklings to decide.

 

[SourRoses]

My big easy-to-see egg with the bouncy embryo actually has two embryos in there Dang it

 

[MountainWoman73]

I have a pip! Egg #8 wants to hatch.

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

I have a pip! Egg #8 wants to hatch.

Oh my gosh!