HELP! None my pea eggs will hatch!

[strawn28]

My female peahen started laying 1st of May. We had about 3 eggs the first week and placed them in our incubator. 99.5 temp 60% humidity. Then bumped up humidity to 75% and stopped rotating day 26. They died tried same thing again for another 2 eggs the should have hatched Monday but once again nothing. I opened an egg they are developed but never pipped. What am I doing wrong our next set was put in incubator June 1st. Any advice.
Our chicken eggs are hatching perfectly!

 

[casportpony]

My best guess it that your day 0 thru day 26 humidity is too high. Can you post pictures of your eggtopsy (opening egg to inspect chick)?

-Kathy

 

[strawn28]

I don't have a picture no. Should I drop humidity to 50%?

 

[casportpony]

I don't have a picture no. Should I drop humidity to 50%?

I am not the best person to ask as this is only my third season using incubators.

-Kathy

 

[KsKingBee]

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I am not the most experienced one here either, but I can tell you that I have been reading what others here are doing and that I have also done and going down to low forties humidity has greatly increased my hatch rate.

 

[casportpony]

@AmyLynn2374 doesn't hatch peafowl, but always has good info regarding humidity.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Note that I am not knocking anyone here in the peafowl forum and their hatching methods, I just think it would be helpful to hear from as many people as possible.

-Kathy

 

[strawn28]

Thank you!! I've been reading and trying to gather as much information as possible! All input I welcome!

 

[SaberCreekRanch]

I am having the same problem. None of mine have hatched. I have two that should have hatched last week and two due tomorrow.

 

[AugeredIn]

My best guess it that your day 0 thru day 26 humidity is too high. Can you post pictures of your eggtopsy (opening egg to inspect chick)?

-Kathy

Bingo! Lower it for days 1-25. Try not to let it go over 40% and see what happens.