Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

[Smith farm]

From my understanding it takes the last 3 days for the chicks to orient themselves and everyone recomends laying them on their sides for those last 3 days
Oh and cutting the bottom out of those cartons seems to be a matter of preference I didn't do that to mine and so far I have only removed 6 or 7 eggs from this hatch due to infertility. BUT I am incubating in a cabinet incubator and am not sure if the results would be the same in a hovabator style

 

[chicksntexas]

Is it too early to see a pip?? I swear I see a pip!

It wasn't there this morning! So it MUST be a pip! How long does it take from pip to zip?

 

[vanalpaca]

Don't know, only had 2 living chicks out of the last bator full. So this time I'm trying to leave them in the egg turners and just turn them off for the hatch day!

 

[countrygirl911]

i have a few wigglers

 

[chicksntexas]

I took the egg turner out. I though about using egg cartons since so many seem to like them, but I decided to just set them on the wire, I put paper towels on the wire first. Not sure if that matters. And I swear I just heard a chirping egg!

 

[chicksntexas]

Quote:
yay!

 

[buttercup0884]

HELP!!!

Today is my first full day of lockdown (last night at 11:30) I checked everything this morning before work...temp was good humidity was good...I worked a twelve hour shift with an hour commute (so 14 hours total away today) Got home went into "chicken room" temp is at 100.5 instead of 99.5 and there is a faint smell coming from the ventilation holes....its not bad and I can only smell it when I get right up next to it, but is this normal? I candled last night and 19/20 eggs were still good. I threw the bad egg away.

Any suggestions?

 

[Smith farm]

Buttercup just stay calm it should be fine just bring the temp back down to 99.5 and make sure the hum is around 70-75 %. the smell I can't explain but as long as it doesn't smell like a rotten egg it should be fine.
I also have an update I have another two shelves that go into lockdown on sunday evening and we just candled and my daughter hollers "Daddy look I see that ones beak it is so awesome to share this miracle with her she is so enthusiastic it makes me a proud Daddy!!!!!

Both trays show very good development in all the eggs!!!!

 

[chicksntexas]

It's probably ok. Although I really don't know what I'm doing yet. But I read that it's ok for temp variance 99-101. I read another post about a smell in the incubator and they said sometimes it's just the incubator and eggs smell. Whatever that means!! Sorry I can't be more help!

 

[Smith farm]

Oh and chicksntexas that is awesome!!! I keep trying to see inside my hatcher and listening closely but I can only see the first two rows of eggs through the window I can't wait till tomorrow evening when I get back from the sale barn to see if I have any babies!!!