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[gapeach717]

Well. I am disappointed, confused, sad, and feeling like a failure....and I have NO idea what happened. Especially at the end.

Eggs in incubator 1: 48
one doz completely infertile, -12
another 11 thrown out early
lockdown: 25
hatched: 8 currently, one breaking through now.
died: 1

eggs that were active, fertile, and even rocking on Monday a LOT: 9

eggs that look dead inside this morning in the eggs or maybe died this last week: 9


my heart....broken.


what in the heck happened?????? Now I don't even know why I am excited for the next two batches in now. Is this what I have to look forward to all the time??? I had 4 last night showing some kind of sign of life and now one....one egg is hatching even with signs of life on day 21. I used my big candler light this morning on the remaining eggs and most look like deep dark jagged hunks of stuff on half the egg with clear liquid (?) filling the rest of the egg. It's swirly and pointed lines. Not a chicken form and certainly not a full egg....

but what happened?!?!?!

The only thing different in incubator 2 is I have hand turned these and appear to have a much higher fertility rate....but then again, I fully expected 22 of the 25 eggs from this week to hatch.....and we see where that went.



What is that like a 15% hatch rate!!?!! How did this set do so bad???? I am at a loss for understanding this morning. And horribly sad.

 

[EthenNoah]

I just put 8 Cochin eggs in yesterday I hope I have better luck this time around.

 

[gapeach717]

To add....and this may help to come up with a solution but they all are nasty feeling. Like dry this morning but still *look* wet? None are fluffy. They all look like you dipped them in hair gel and let them dry.

 

[gapeach717]

I just put 8 Cochin eggs in yesterday I hope I have better luck this time around.

Good luck Ethan!!!! I hope all 8 hatch for you!!! Be sure to post on the Mach thread so we can follow along!!!!

 

[TarheelBirdy]

Well. I am disappointed, confused, sad, and feeling like a failure....and I have NO idea what happened. Especially at the end.

Eggs in incubator 1: 48
one doz completely infertile, -12
another 11 thrown out early
lockdown: 25
hatched: 8 currently, one breaking through now.
died: 1

eggs that were active, fertile, and even rocking on Monday a LOT: 9

eggs that look dead inside this morning in the eggs or maybe died this last week: 9


my heart....broken.


what in the heck happened?????? Now I don't even know why I am excited for the next two batches in now. Is this what I have to look forward to all the time??? I had 4 last night showing some kind of sign of life and now one....one egg is hatching even with signs of life on day 21. I used my big candler light this morning on the remaining eggs and most look like deep dark jagged hunks of stuff on half the egg with clear liquid (?) filling the rest of the egg. It's swirly and pointed lines. Not a chicken form and certainly not a full egg....

but what happened?!?!?!

The only thing different in incubator 2 is I have hand turned these and appear to have a much higher fertility rate....but then again, I fully expected 22 of the 25 eggs from this week to hatch.....and we see where that went.



What is that like a 15% hatch rate!!?!! How did this set do so bad???? I am at a loss for understanding this morning. And horribly sad.

Well. I am disappointed, confused, sad, and feeling like a failure....and I have NO idea what happened. Especially at the end.

Eggs in incubator 1: 48
one doz completely infertile, -12
another 11 thrown out early
lockdown: 25
hatched: 8 currently, one breaking through now.
died: 1

eggs that were active, fertile, and even rocking on Monday a LOT: 9

eggs that look dead inside this morning in the eggs or maybe died this last week: 9


my heart....broken.


what in the heck happened?????? Now I don't even know why I am excited for the next two batches in now. Is this what I have to look forward to all the time??? I had 4 last night showing some kind of sign of life and now one....one egg is hatching even with signs of life on day 21. I used my big candler light this morning on the remaining eggs and most look like deep dark jagged hunks of stuff on half the egg with clear liquid (?) filling the rest of the egg. It's swirly and pointed lines. Not a chicken form and certainly not a full egg....

but what happened?!?!?!

The only thing different in incubator 2 is I have hand turned these and appear to have a much higher fertility rate....but then again, I fully expected 22 of the 25 eggs from this week to hatch.....and we see where that went.



What is that like a 15% hatch rate!!?!! How did this set do so bad???? I am at a loss for understanding this morning. And horribly sad.

I'm so sorry. I wish I could say something to help you not be so hard on yourself. I too have had hatches that were this disappointing and had no answers as to why. It's so discouraging. The only thing I can tell you from what I have learned is that this is something that is truly in God's hands, and we are using an artificial process to hatch these babies. I have learned to just not count. I don't count how many I incubate vs how many hatch. I try to learn from each hatch and focus on enjoying the babies I do end up with. It breaks my heart for you, I can hear how truly sad you are. We are here for you, and we all understand.

 

[Gbear74]

I just set my bcm eggs this morning. It looked like I only had 2 that I couldn't see an air cell in. This is my first time with shipped eggs and only my second setting. Hope to get several...

 

[gapeach717]

Thanks Tarheel I don't get it. But something is clearly off bc the ones that DID hatch look like you wiped them with hair gel, (fresh born) but dried off the same look. No fluffing at all??

 

[TarheelBirdy]

Thanks Tarheel I don't get it. But something is clearly off bc the ones that DID hatch look like you wiped them with hair gel, (fresh born) but dried off the same look. No fluffing at all??

That may mean something was off, but Sometimes it takes a while for the goop to wear off, they will fluff out eventually.

 

[gapeach717]

The one that hatched at 745 yesterday looks like she has dried hair gel all over it still in hardened clumps? I seriously think I need to wash them...

 

[jphendrix]

Well. I am disappointed, confused, sad, and feeling like a failure....and I have NO idea what happened. Especially at the end.

Eggs in incubator 1: 48
one doz completely infertile, -12
another 11 thrown out early
lockdown: 25
hatched: 8 currently, one breaking through now.
died: 1

eggs that were active, fertile, and even rocking on Monday a LOT: 9

eggs that look dead inside this morning in the eggs or maybe died this last week: 9


my heart....broken.


what in the heck happened?????? Now I don't even know why I am excited for the next two batches in now. Is this what I have to look forward to all the time??? I had 4 last night showing some kind of sign of life and now one....one egg is hatching even with signs of life on day 21. I used my big candler light this morning on the remaining eggs and most look like deep dark jagged hunks of stuff on half the egg with clear liquid (?) filling the rest of the egg. It's swirly and pointed lines. Not a chicken form and certainly not a full egg....

but what happened?!?!?!

The only thing different in incubator 2 is I have hand turned these and appear to have a much higher fertility rate....but then again, I fully expected 22 of the 25 eggs from this week to hatch.....and we see where that went.



What is that like a 15% hatch rate!!?!! How did this set do so bad???? I am at a loss for understanding this morning. And horribly sad.

I am so sorry it didn't turn out better for you! I was sure mine would do as good as they did! Sounds like you did just about everything about the same as me! I don't understand what happened!!! Dont let this hatch discourage you from your rest or even more in the future! Great big hugs coming from down south!!!!!!