First time incubator hatch

[drumstick diva]

Sending good hatching vibes your way

 

[JimnBecky1011]

thanks all, my worry is the others might be shrink wrapped, today is day 21

my incubator still says 2 days left.....my calendar says 1/19 hatch day....the first day doesn't count soooo still 1 day left? i have an egg wiggling!!!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

moved baby to brooder, she is pecking at food and water, increased humidity in incubator, not hearing peeping and no pipping, no holes in eggs and now afraid chicks are shrink wrapped.... i have the farm innovations incubator with fan and egg turner, moved eggs to mesh and took out egg turner.

I would just keep the humidity up. If that chick hatched on day 19, it indicates that you may have had some temperature issues.

I believe shrink wrapping is more of an issue after the chicks have externally pipped and have a sudden drop in humidity (like when removing other chicks). If you removed the first chick quickly and didn't see any other pips... I don't suspect shrink wrapping as a cause of not hatching. I'm not 100% sure but I think even shrink wrapped chicks would still be peeping and rocking in their eggs.

Are these form your own birds, or shipped? Did you candle before locking down at day 18?

 

[JimnBecky1011]

What a little cutie!

Mind if I ask what you feed? Not that I think it's your issue, but just as conversation since I have done tons of hatching research in the recent past.

the adults get all flock feed, greens,grains,mealworms from the barn,whatever they catch. her last brood (10 out of 12 hatched only 3 girls) the person who bought the babies (5 months old and over a foot tall) was a poultry judge and he spent an hour inspecting each kid....said i was doing everything right! chicks get chick starter...my little one now is already eating and drinking.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[JimnBecky1011]

Nice looking birds, a beautiful couple!

So just brain storming and learning, not at all pointing finger to say you did anything wrong...

7th generation... depending on selection... could be seeing an decrease in hatchability. A very common issue if inbreeding has been done too closely for too long.

Sometimes when I lock down I can see clear differences in some that are closer to ready than others. So I do take that into consideration if their seems to be early or delayed hatches. Sometimes the auto turners can produce heat making the eggs near the motor develop faster. Moving your eggs to a new location in the incubator every so often (I did daily in mine with no fan or turner and at candle with my fan & turner one).

Nice looking birds, a beautiful couple!

So just brain storming and learning, not at all pointing finger to say you did anything wrong...

7th generation... depending on selection... could be seeing an decrease in hatchability. A very common issue if inbreeding has been done too closely for too long.

Sometimes when I lock down I can see clear differences in some that are closer to ready than others. So I do take that into consideration if their seems to be early or delayed hatches. Sometimes the auto turners can produce heat making the eggs near the motor develop faster. Moving your eggs to a new location in the incubator every so often (I did daily in mine with no fan or turner and at candle with my fan & turner one).

I did notice that the turner produced some heat so did not place eggs near it.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Guess I should add...

After many very successful hatches I had my WORST ever, Christmas Eve...

Only 1 chick hatched and they HATE being alone...

Discovered the thermometer I used in my hatcher... was off by 4-5 degrees despite being used for all previous hatches successfully!

 

[JimnBecky1011]

Thanks all! I feel like a nervous mama

 

[JimnBecky1011]

We have pipping peeping and zipping oh my, (doing the chicken dance)

 

[EggSighted4Life]

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I have Silkies hatching today too!