I've hatched shipped eggs a few times now and I usually get a 50-60% hatch rate. This time around, I started with 35 eggs, only 23 developed. That's about what I'd expect. On day 10, I candled again and found that all but 9 had quit. I'd never had that many die on me after they began developing, but I rolled with it anyway. Today is lockdown, I decided to candle again just to make sure everyone was still having a good time in their shells and 3 more had (very obviously) quit. So I'm down to a 17% hatch rate. Abysmal.
This order was shipped on the 1st of November but didn't get to me until the 9th. There was some big delay at a USPS distribution center for reasons no one could really figure out. Could that delay be the culprit for this high quitter rate? I've been incubating right at around 100-101 degrees and 35-45% humidity just like I always do. The only thing I did differently is I used an egg turner this time instead of doing it by hand. Any ideas?
This order was shipped on the 1st of November but didn't get to me until the 9th. There was some big delay at a USPS distribution center for reasons no one could really figure out. Could that delay be the culprit for this high quitter rate? I've been incubating right at around 100-101 degrees and 35-45% humidity just like I always do. The only thing I did differently is I used an egg turner this time instead of doing it by hand. Any ideas?