First time incubator hatch

[EggSighted4Life]

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).

 

[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]

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.

So you have hatched before, just not in this incubator? What are Romeo and Juliets' current age?

One of my favorite hatching resources... including diagnosing failures... (page 51)..
http://www.hubbardbreeders.com/media/incubation_guide_english__030374800_0945_07012015.pdf

 

[JimnBecky1011]

So you have hatched before, just not in this incubator? What are Romeo and Juliets' current age?

One of my favorite hatching resources... including diagnosing failures... (page 51)..
http://www.hubbardbreeders.com/media/incubation_guide_english__030374800_0945_07012015.pdf

Under 2 yrs old

 

[pineapple416]

Have more chicks hatched yet?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Under 2 yrs old

Sounding like the botched hatch (so far) might be a fluke.

I suggest calibrating your thermometers maybe... if you hadn't already done that. It the current biggest suspect.

Still hopeful for ya to get her some friends!

 

[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]

Sounding like the botched hatch (so far) might be a fluke.

I suggest calibrating your thermometers maybe... if you hadn't already done that. It the current biggest suspect.

Still hopeful for ya to get her some friends!

Temp is 100,humidity middle 50's,have wiggly eggs! Watching closely

 

[SimplyLivinthatFarmLife]

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!!!

That's good news...fingers crossed!