HELP! Can't incubate !!

[Flockandfowl46]

Hmm what breeds are your roos and hens and what age are they?

 

[Stacyoung13]

How do you check for fertility? I know how when egg is broke open.

 

[lazy gardener]

That does not mean that your eggs are fertile.

1. Have you cracked an egg open to check for the blastodisc? If you don't know what that is, do a google search for "blastodisc in chicken egg".

2. Have you calibrated your thermometer and hygrometer? You must calibrate in order to know that your temperature/humidity are accurate. You can't trust the reading on the thermostat, or even on a thermometer if you have not calibrated. I use a good medical grade submersible bulb or digital thermometer in a bowl of water at 100*F to calibrate any other thermometer which can then be used to check the bator for accurate temp. Put your thermometers in the water, wait for them to equalize, then check the temps. Do the salt test for your hygrometer.

3. Does that bator have a fan? If not, you need 102*F measured at the surface of the eggs.

4. Only one egg? Chickens are flock animals. Plan on a 50% hatch rate, if your eggs are fertile, and plan on at least 60% of your chicks being male. Based on that info, you should be setting more than one egg. Do you have an exit plan for those males? Do you have the room to put more pullets in your flock?

5. Before you attempt to hatch eggs again, please read "Hatching Eggs 101" in the learning center. It will help you to manage your bator so you get a successful hatch.

 

[Kiki]

How do you check for fertility? I know how when egg is broke open.

That is the only way.

 

[lazy gardener]

Based on your picture, you have WAY too much humidity in that bator.

 

[Kiki]

I checked temp. Everything seems to be doing well.

You checked it how?
This bator is known to be way off.
You can not trust the numbers on it.
You must get other instruments and calibrate them.
It is extremely easy to calibrate them.

 

[Stacyoung13]

Sorry about deleting post, there were doubles, tried to delete one ,anyways, I have a hen sitting on four eggs, all from different hens. I'm hoping that will make a difference. What is your opinion about this egg?

 

[Stacyoung13]

You checked it how?
This bator is known to be way off.
You can not trust the numbers on it.
You must get other instruments and calibrate them.
It is extremely easy to calibrate them.

I checked temp with thermometer, did not check humidity (no way to).

 

[Kiki]

A couple of dollars and a Walmart trip:

 

[kwhites634]

Hi, I'm new at incubating, but becoming a failure quickly. This incubator was given to me, View attachment 1482957 it heats up and holds temp. I have to add water every other day for humidity, and I manually turn eggs 5-6 times a day. Everything seems to be working fine but this is all I get.View attachment 1482963View attachment 1482964 this is day 13 ,what am I doing wrong? (X is for turning purpose).

Only thing I see that you're possibly doing wrong is trying to hatch infertile eggs.