Ok, a little back story first. I have three broody silkies. I'm using them to incubate some eggs and I tried incubating some inside. I don't think that the ones I was incubating inside are any good. They went under the silkies on day seven of their incubation. I brought in seven eggs that the silkies had been sitting on and put them in the incubator. The only thing I didn't know was that my thermometer is reading 5 degrees too high, therefore, when I thought that my incubator (forced air) was at 99.5, it was really at 94.5. For the eggs that are in the bator now, it is day 22. When I candled them yesterday they looked good, but no movement. Humidity is good, and now the temp is good. The eggs stayed at ~95 degrees for a full day and night before I even thought to check the thermometer...I feel like an idiot for not checking it sooner.
Anyway, should I just leave them in the bator for a few more days, or what?
I've started gathering eggs for the next batch that I'm going to try and incubate indoors. I've got to get it right eventually.
The reason that I brought the eggs in is that I don't want the chicks outside right now. We have "neighbors" cats that wander across our property. I don't mind it right now, since they are helping to keep down the rodent population and they don't bother the adult chickens or the rabbits, but I don't want to have chicks out there with them around.
Thanks,
Emily in NC
Anyway, should I just leave them in the bator for a few more days, or what?
I've started gathering eggs for the next batch that I'm going to try and incubate indoors. I've got to get it right eventually.
The reason that I brought the eggs in is that I don't want the chicks outside right now. We have "neighbors" cats that wander across our property. I don't mind it right now, since they are helping to keep down the rodent population and they don't bother the adult chickens or the rabbits, but I don't want to have chicks out there with them around.
Thanks,
Emily in NC