Embryos dying

[Alwayswantchics]

I am incubating some eggs. They seem to all not progressed past ten days or so. Temp is steady at 100°. Humidity was low at about 30-40%. Started lock down yesterday dispite it not looking good. Got humidity up to 50-60% now.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

If your incubator has a fan, 100 degrees is a bit hot. You'll want to lower it to about 99.5 for your next hatch. Did the bater have a turner or were they hand turned? Without more info its hard to say, it could be one of several different things.

 

[mattblackburn]

i target my top end at 100 then when it cools below 99 on the cooldown side before it goes back on it averages out some, but i switched thermometers on day 10 this time and the new thermometer says top end 103 but after light goes off quickly cools down to 100 so now im not sure which one is correct. They are still alive though so im not adjusting it. Id say there has to be a small margin of error though from my experience otherwise it would be nearly impossible to hatch any.

at day 7 did you have moving embryos in the egg? cause i wonder if they did anything beyond a few days and were just bad or if they were moving around a couple days ago and died?

 

[Alwayswantchics]

It is a diy bator. Turned eggs by hand about 6 times a day.

 

[mattblackburn]

Did u ever see moving embryos when candling