Day 22 bantam eggs. What to do???

[farmer boy]

my first batch of chicks this year were early first one day 19 and then the rest day 20 they are now 4 weeks old and then my second batch just hatched a few days ago were on time and then my 3 batch is next week 18 of them all from my eggs

 

[Ms Steak]

I am glad they didn`t keep you waiting like mine Farmer boy.

 

[mmjc]

No right on time. Number two just hatched. Excellent!

Congrats on your two babies!!! So exciting!!

 

[diamond8s]

Yes so exciting! Ok so I have some eggs in genesis 1588 but moved 7 out of there into brinsea mini. I like the minis sucess rate. These aren't due to hatch for 6 days. They all started wiggling in the brinsea mini! So I shut the auto turner off. I also took the turner out of the genesis cause I figured they all are due to hatch at the same time. But they aren't due for 6 days!! So should I add extra water and put them in lockdown or keep water levels normal and just keep turner off until Saturday then go into lockdown?? Ugg....

 

[Ms Steak]

I would leave them diamonds, but I have no luck.

Day 23, and still nothing

 

[diamond8s]

Got to get a brinsea mini and your luck will change. What are you using now?

 

[diamond8s]

One of mine is wiggling all over!! I stopped the turner but ill put them in lockdown tonight. My silkies wiggled two days before they hatched so I'm wondering if these guys are gonna hatch early?

 

[diamond8s]

Ps when I used my brothers homemade incubator which he had tremendous success in years ago mine never made it. I went out and bought two new incubators since I couldn't make up my mind based on reviews which was better. I bought genesis 1588 which I've had issues regulating...not happy and may sell and the brinsea mini advance which I love! Very simple to use. Only holds seven eggs but hey I'm not running a chicken factory here. So homemade incubators I'm sure are great but I had issues keeping humidity and temp stable so if that's the case theres your answer. Invest a little and get positive results! I promise the mini advance is awesome! I talked to breeders who swore by them and they had the machines that could hatch up to 500 eggs and still used the minis as well.

 

[dolfi]

This is so exciting i have a few eggs myself. It's so hard to keep hands off

 

[Ms Steak]

Got to get a brinsea mini and your luck will change. What are you using now?

I have a home made one, but I have just set some more in an LG with added fan. The temps are lovely and stable, so I hope this time I get a chick or two. I am giving up if I don`t.