Help needed, 2nd attempt hatching chicken eggs

[ZillurRehman]

When i was kid we use to live in village in Pakistan. At that time our parents use make a small bed under our big bed for chicken/hen to sit on eggs and we use to feed her there and use to examine the whole process till the chicks hatching out… i told this to my little daughter and now we both want to have chicks

Unfortunately our first try was not good as in my first thread on this website. Now i want to go for 2nd attempt.

I bought mini incubator and got 6 eggs from a farm online. I put 4 eggs to incubate and only two were fertile. But both didn’t make it.

Now i need help to know if i am doing all the things right? Please suggest if some humidifier checker. Because my incubator has no humidifier indicator.

I also put analog thermometer in there to confirm that this incubator temp is right.

 

[nuthatched]

Unfortunately, those type of incubators are junk. It also doesn't help that shipped eggs can be hard to hatch since they get shaken.

 

[ZillurRehman]

Unfortunately, those type of incubators are junk. It also doesn't help that shipped eggs can be hard to hatch since they get shaken.

Which one i should get. Also farm is realllllly far away from our home in East London. So there is no other way i can get eggs. On day 24 the chick was well developed but didn’t make it.

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

I would go to Amazon.com and get this hygrometer

 

[ZillurRehman]

I would go to Amazon.com and get this hygrometer

I couldn’t find the other one you shared in picture but is this ok?

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Which one i should get. Also farm is realllllly far away from our home in East London. So there is no other way i can get eggs. On day 24 the chick was well developed but didn’t make it.

If you are looking for a cheap incubator, I would not pay less than $55, and this incubator is on Amazon.com for $65, but it is still very cheap compared to other incubators. It has given me two hatches, one I got 10 of 15, and the other I got 6 of 12. This time I am going to hatch Japanese quail, and on day 5, I am already seeing veins in the eggs! It has served me well, and I think it would be good for you.

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

I couldn’t find the other one you shared in picture but is this ok?

If it is small enough to put glue on the back and stick it to the inside of the incubator, it should work. Just be sure to do a test and make sure it reads the right number.

 

[ZillurRehman]

If you are looking for a cheap incubator, I would not pay less than $55, and this incubator is on Amazon.com for $65, but it is still very cheap compared to other incubators. It has given me two hatches, one I got 10 of 15, and the other I got 6 of 12. This time I am going to hatch Japanese quail, and on day 5, I am already seeing veins in the eggs! It has served me well, and I think it would be good for you.

Looks good but can i just put 5-6 eggs in there instead of filling all? Because i don’t want many eggs. The only reason i bought this one because my friend in Pakistan is having so much success with 4 egg incubator.

 

[ZillurRehman]

If it is small enough to put glue on the back and stick it to the inside of the incubator, it should work. Just be sure to do a test and make sure it reads the right number.

I ordered it and it will be here in 24 hours hopefully. And i will update you about testing

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Looks good but can i just put 5-6 eggs in there instead of filling all? Because i don’t want many eggs. The only reason i bought this one because my friend in Pakistan is having so much success with 4 egg incubator.

Yes, it has a set of plastic dividers that you can add as needed, if you are only doing 6 eggs I would put them in the middle because the corners get cold.