EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Akrnaf2]

Hey there everyone... Just pulled my homemade incubator out after 3 moves a fire and storage and I have exposed wires.. So now i will have to reread all the information and figure out what popped off and fix it. Lol which is fine, i need a good refreshers course anyway.

Linda!!! Where have you been??

 

[Akrnaf2]

Beautiful NN Benny. Good morning. I don’t have NN anymore. They weren’t as big as the regular ones I’ve been working with.

They are still ugly!

 

[Pensmaster]

They are still ugly!

I’ll give you that. How’s weather treating you. Rain here has been moved out so maybe my septic will be worked on Tuesday after all.

 

[Krazchicks]

In the beginning of this thread there’s many tips on hatching eggs. Look for when to assist.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching
This should get you there. If those were large fowl eggs it sound like your temps were too high.

Yes I read this about 3 times lol still unsure of myself haha...they are chicken eggs and my temps have remained a constant 99 only flucuatating a couple degrees here and there

 

[Pensmaster]

Yes I read this about 3 times lol still unsure of myself haha...they are chicken eggs and my temps have remained a constant 99 only flucuatating a couple degrees here and there

Small fluctuations should not hurt. 99 sounds low did you verify your thermometer was correct? Eggs hatching a day early usually means higher temps. Was the thermometer at top of egg?
The assisting part gets easier as you go. Have they internally pipped?

 

[Krazchicks]

Small fluctuations should not hurt. 99 sounds low did you verify your thermometer was correct? Eggs hatching a day early usually means higher temps. Was the thermometer at top of egg?
The assisting part gets easier as you go. Have they internally pipped?

Yes it was and yes I did I have a forced air incubator...the eggs i have are all different types from my chickens one of the 1st to hatch was my bantam...I am getting ready to candle them to see if I can see anything

 

[Pensmaster]

Yes it was and yes I did I have a forced air incubator...the eggs i have are all different types from my chickens one of the 1st to hatch was my bantam...I am getting ready to candle them to see if I can see anything

Ok bantams hatch early I think. Never hatched them but that’s what I remember. Any other small breeds?

 

[Jessimom]

Yes it was and yes I did I have a forced air incubator...the eggs i have are all different types from my chickens one of the 1st to hatch was my bantam...I am getting ready to candle them to see if I can see anything

My bantams always hatch ahead of my full size chicks. But, I run my temps at 100.4 to 100.6. Temps that are too low, can cause the eggs to hatch late. You said floating....when chicks are fully grown, there is no room for them to move, there should be no fluid visible in there. Only the air cell with hopefully a draw down dip where they are starting to get ready to hatch.

 

[Akrnaf2]

I’ll give you that. How’s weather treating you. Rain here has been moved out so maybe my septic will be worked on Tuesday after all.

No rain, we are in full summer! 22-23 C° really bad situation for all nature and farmers. We have the best desalination technology here, almost 40% from our water come from it, but it is for human consumption not agriculture or wild plants and animals. We are in a rampaging desertification process.

 

[Akrnaf2]

My bantams always hatch ahead of my full size chicks. But, I run my temps at 100.4 to 100.6. Temps that are too low, can cause the eggs to hatch late. You said floating....when chicks are fully grown, there is no room for them to move, there should be no fluid visible in there. Only the air cell with hopefully a draw down dip where they are starting to get ready to hatch.

The S/V ratio is hitting again.