- May 2, 2013
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I am on my second attempt at hatching some of my own eggs. The first try all but 1 out of 24 eggs died. I check them and I would say about 60% were fully developed inside the eggs. I kept the temperatures between 99° and 101° and the humidity between 50% and 60% for the first 18 days then increased it to 70% to 80% the last 3 days. During hatching I had about 4 that started to chip their way out then died. The only thing I could think of was that I didn't have enough ventilation. So I added some more vents and started again with 24 new eggs. This time I kept the specs the same and on day 20 I had 3 start to hatch. After about 5 hours I finally helped them out of their shells. 2 lived. On day 21 I had 2 more that only started to chip their way out then gave up. I finally helped them out as well. I opened the remaining eggs to find that most were totally developed. Counting the chicks that made it and the totally developed eggs. 17 out of 24 should have hatched. Can anyone offer any advice on what I could be doing wrong? And maybe why none of my chicks completely hatch on their own? Any help would appreciated.
Thanks Jim Bohley
Thanks Jim Bohley