Candling help, now with more pics day 8!

[Nekopan]

It’s happening!!

 

[Cryss]

It’s happening!!

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And we're off to the races!

 

[Peppercorngal]

Hurry, we need an update! So interesting, thanks for your candling pics! Now, we need pics of the chicks!!!!

 

[Nekopan]

Not much to report yet, I can still only see 2 eggs with external pips but there may be more I can’t see. I’m checking in every hour or so - the chirping is so cute!

 

[karenerwin]

Just make sure you keep the incubator closed so you don't mess up the humidity and dry out the membranes.
Good luck to you!

 

[Nekopan]

Number 4 is out!

 

[ScottKelly1974]

Lockdown time! Day 18. I candled one last time when I reconfigured and added water to up the humidity.

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Egg 1

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Egg 2. Discarded

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Egg 3. This one is suspect but I’m going to leave it in.

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Egg 4

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Egg 5

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Egg 6. Also discarded.

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Egg 8

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Egg 9

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Egg 10. This one is a superstar!

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Egg 11

Three more days until peepers!

All those eggs look fine, but remember the chick is filling the egg. So only the air pocket is going to light up. By now you probably have chicks. I've seen chicks take three days to hatch, hence the reason for the safety holes. But I've also seen eggs that were hatching and then die before they finished getting out of the shell.
My first dozen hatching eggs only 7 hatched, used a broody hen. Two turned out to be quitters and three did not break open their shell but were fully developed. I opened them and examined the chicks.
I had 7 Svart Hona eggs. All 7 developed, 2 finished, one died in shell and one hatched. But then the chick died two week latter.
Each time an eggs does not hatch, I try to figure out why and use that knowledge to improve. All five of the finishers have hatched 7th and 8th. I have three more expected next week.
There is a lot of good information on this site. I hope the best for your hatch and raising chicks.

 

[ScottKelly1974]

That's a good incubator. I use one to hatch my eggs, and another larger one for the 18 day period.

 

[Peppercorngal]

Hooray! Chicks! I just bought an incubator last night on Amazon! It's Eggciting!

 

[Peppercorngal]

Well??? What's happening? More chicks???? C'mon spill it!