day 21 no pipping!

[Crazy_Acres]

There are many sources that say 50% + and it kills me. The best way to figure out what humidity works for you is to monitor the air cells periodically through the incubation, generally days 7/14/18. Candling down into the egg from the air cell end, the fat round end, will give you a view of the air cell and marking the air cells on days 7/14/18 will let you see the growth and give you an idea of if and how to adjust. Here's a link to help: http://letsraisechickens.weebly.com...anuals-understanding-and-controlling-humidity
Like I said, some people have success at higher humidities, with your temps dipping as low as you stated, they may be delayed. I do wish you the best of luck. Our first attempt was for my son's first grade oviparous animal unit for homeschool. The only awful hatch we had... awful experience. Luckily after some further research and tweaking all the rest over the past 3 year have been great. Even a couple at 100%. Even bad hatches provide learning experiences, they suck though.

We started with 12 fresh fertile eggs from my sister's flock. We lost two yolkers after day 7. So far everything else has movement some pockets larger than others including our mystery egg. We have 11 hopefully! I would hate to have a bad experience but don't expect perfect success either. It has been fun so far like waiting for kids to open Christmas gifts <3

 

[AmyLynn2374]

We started with 12 fresh fertile eggs from my sister's flock. We lost two yolkers after day 7. So far everything else has movement some pockets larger than others including our mystery egg. We have 11 hopefully! I would hate to have a bad experience but don't expect perfect success either. It has been fun so far like waiting for kids to open Christmas gifts <3

My son found the development interesting, but I think I was even more excited. We had 17 going into lockdown on our first try, had one surviving hatcher that hatched day 24. Our thermometer had never been checked for accuracy. Ended up being way off so they weren't incubated at high enough temps, and I ran high humidity. The funny thing is, the incubator and eggs came from my sister too!! She was supposed to take the chicks back... didn't happen I kept our lone hatcher and her incubator (for two years before getting mine.) My entire flock plus many many more that were sold, we hatched out over the last three years.

 

[Crazy_Acres]

My son found the development interesting, but I think I was even more excited. We had 17 going into lockdown on our first try, had one surviving hatcher that hatched day 24. Our thermometer had never been checked for accuracy. Ended up being way off so they weren't incubated at high enough temps, and I ran high humidity. The funny thing is, the incubator and eggs came from my sister too!! She was supposed to take the chicks back... didn't happen I kept our lone hatcher and her incubator (for two years before getting mine.) My entire flock plus many many more that were sold, we hatched out over the last three years.

Lol sounds about Right! I'm afraid I'm going to get attached too much haha. I've always wanted to do this and was never allowed. With economy where it is and a shared house with the folks now, I got them to allow it hehe!

 

[StarChicken]

I'm on my first incubator batch of eight eggs all by myself. We didn't candle them on day five or six (daughter was supposed to help me, but forgot), so I decided it would be OK if they hatch and OK if they don't.

I've monitored the temperature and humidity, which has remained at a pretty steady 45%; if it dipped below 40%, I added water. Incubator instructions said it's OK to open up to do that, so . . .

May 31 is lockdown and June 3 is Hatch Day; that is if I've watched them closely enough.

My first batch didn't come off so well, since I was a complete newb, but I did manage to get three out of 8 eggs. They're two and a half weeks old now.

I have six chicks almost five weeks old that will go into their outside pen shortly. Temps are warm enough for them to be OK with light at night.

I feel so lucky that if not my incubating, at least my chick raising skills seem to be good!

 

[Crazy_Acres]

I'm on my first incubator batch of eight eggs all by myself. We didn't candle them on day five or six (daughter was supposed to help me, but forgot), so I decided it would be OK if they hatch and OK if they don't.

I've monitored the temperature and humidity, which has remained at a pretty steady 45%; if it dipped below 40%, I added water. Incubator instructions said it's OK to open up to do that, so . . .

May 31 is lockdown and June 3 is Hatch Day; that is if I've watched them closely enough.

My first batch didn't come off so well, since I was a complete newb, but I did manage to get three out of 8 eggs. They're two and a half weeks old now.

I have six chicks almost five weeks old that will go into their outside pen shortly. Temps are warm enough for them to be OK with light at night.

I feel so lucky that if not my incubating, at least my chick raising skills seem to be good!

Wishing you luck! Hoping we are just as lucky <3

 

[StarChicken]

Wishing you luck! Hoping we are just as lucky <3

Thanks! I'm hoping to do better with this hatch, since I now know that I must remember to constantly check temp and humidity.

BTW, I don't know if my counting skills are off, or what, but my three babies all hatched one day early. We'll see if it happens again . . . if it does, it's my counting skills!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Giving me hope on the wild temps of an incubator. We are new to hatching and chicken farming. My mom did this year's ago. My kids stumbled upon an egg at the river which we believe to be a mallard. It had no one around but did not float. We brought the egg home and decided to incubate as a science experiment for homeschool. We have chickens and the surprise egg waiting to hatch. We are at day 21 today and no sign of pipping. Eggs are moving and were viable just before lockdown. Our temps have been 95 to 104 consistently. Humidity is from 65 to 78%. We have a homemade Styrofoam incubator with still air. The wait is killing me! Lol

Duck takes a few days longer. 26 days I think. 104 is too hot. 99.5 -100 is good . You can test your thermometer.

 

[Crazy_Acres]

Thanks! I'm hoping to do better with this hatch, since I now know that I must remember to constantly check temp and humidity.

BTW, I don't know if my counting skills are off, or what, but my three babies all hatched one day early. We'll see if it happens again . . . if it does, it's my counting skills!

Was told that you begin count 24 hours after laying them for incubation.

 

[Crazy_Acres]

Duck takes a few days longer. 26 days I think. 104 is too hot. 99.5 -100 is good . You can test your thermometer.

Thanks. I read 28 and to put it in lockdown at 25. Hoping it goes ok. This egg has been the only one turned since lockdown started.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Duck takes a few days longer. 26 days I think. 104 is too hot. 99.5 -100 is good . You can test your thermometer.

Depends what breed. Most are 28 days.

Was told that you begin count 24 hours after laying them for incubation.

Yup.