Day 24--theyre fully developed--crack one open?

[luvmychicknkids]

I am really sorry you lost the entire hatch.

I know that has to be so heartbreaking. Good luck with the new eggs.

 

[laurenlulu]

Oh no! I'm sorry!

 

[carinlynchin]

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congrats on the quitting the smoking thing...i did 'cause I got pregnant....I am gaining a ton of weight but at least I am not smoking and plan to not pick one up after the preg. either. Good luck!

 

[Jamie821]

try not adding water the first 18 days until your humidity drops to 25 and try to average about 35. The last three days try your humidity about 60. You live in about the same humidity area as I do and this is what I do. I keep my bator room at 50% percent humidity with a humidifier. I had the same prob years ago and changed to what I do now and now have 90% and above hatch rates most of the time.

 

[chickedydoodaa]

candle and check for movement, hold one in your hand, if it feels 'cool' and not warm then the chick is probably dead inside, I had some dead ones fully developed in my batch and I knew even before I candled them that they were dead because the egg felt 'cool' and not warm like the other ones.

 

[BellLisamo]

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is this a sure way to tell? i guess its time for me to hold 2 of my eggs.... my broody hatched out 2, and left me with 3. i have NO IDEA when they were laid. So i have no concept of time. Ill candle them again tonight. One moved in my hand one night so I know one was alive.

 

[austinhart123]

are you sure that your themometer is working properly?

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

pretty sure...i just bought it....the first one read the samething right before it broke, then i got this one and.....ya