day 22 and no babies yet :(

[alycam]

Nothing yet (

 

[alycam]

Well I lost this one at some point from checking on it. I feel so bad :'(

 

[Megan Amber]

Oh my Gosh!! What is going on here!?!? I am so sorry, okay so walk me through the entire incubation period, from egg collecting to storing to temperature to humidity all the way to lock down and hatch point, if you can. I will try my best to figure out what is wrong.

 

[alycam]

I'm getting them from my hen and rooster. She doesn't seem to have any part in setting them herself, she has had up to 15 eggs in a nest at one time.. I put them into the incubator 97* and 65-70% humidity.. On day 18 I stop turning them and I check for movement before then, all moving,, on day 21 I get tapping no chirping, this one ingot chirping with a small hole, I try and I courage, everything seemed ok, I tapped on egg every hour or so with more chirping, chirping kept getting weaker, I came into the house at 2pm till 2:45 went out and nothing, no chirping no movement nothing and still nothing
This is what happened with the one I saved. This time I didn't help and it has died.. I really don't know what is happening

 

[alycam]

Good news for a change!! Had one hatch over night!! Nice thing to wake up too

 

[Megan Amber]

Oh yay! That is good news! I bet it was a nice surprise! And I bet the other little one will be happy now!

Okay so as far as next time goes i think I found the problem . The temperature needs to be at 99-101 degrees during incubation. It's a bit to cool for them hence the late hatches and deaths. So next time that should help considerably!! So glad you got one!

 

[GeorgRodway]

I agree with Megan they need to be 99-100 to help with hatching.

 

[alycam]

Thank you I will change that for sure!!! It's sad that the chicks have to learn from my mistakes
I have one more in this cluster of eggs. Then wait for a week, so I will adjust the heat and hopefully get a better result!!

1 question, how do you introduce water?

Thank you!!!!

 

[GeorgRodway]

A wet rag normally or a bowl of warm water.

 

[alycam]

A wet rag? I'm not sure what you mean? I've been putting a small amount in a cap and putting the beak in it, is that ok? It all about learning
Thanks to everyone that is helping me