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Here are a few pictures of the cooler incubator. Total of 18 eggs set
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/741090/the-4th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/8220#post_10847344
A total of 8 died. We were sad, especially since this was our first time using an incubator.
The first two died early on- red ring of death and just stopped growing, chick about 1/2 inch long.
Will some of you please look at these pictures and maybe tell me if you are able to what went wrong. We opened the eggs yesterday , Friday.
I believe on day 18 our temperature spiked to 114 for a little while and humidity dropped. We also put the eggs in the refrigerator my mistake for a little while. Only 1 egg truly had nothing in it. All the others had something at least growing, the smallest failed was about 1/2 inch.
Some of the eggs it looks like made it passed day 8. This is so sad to us.
This is egg #9, the only one with the air cell on a slant from the first day.
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#9, 5 days overdue
This one was so close. #14
egg #3
egg #10
opened another egg
Sorry for camera focus. Other eggs just held blobs.
Another tragedy happened to us. One of my Black Copper Marans was found dead.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/763531/got-home-to-a-dead-black-copper-maran
We are very happy DH and myself that some 10 out of the 18 hatched.
Thank you
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/741090/the-4th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/8220#post_10847344
A total of 8 died. We were sad, especially since this was our first time using an incubator.
The first two died early on- red ring of death and just stopped growing, chick about 1/2 inch long.
Will some of you please look at these pictures and maybe tell me if you are able to what went wrong. We opened the eggs yesterday , Friday.
I believe on day 18 our temperature spiked to 114 for a little while and humidity dropped. We also put the eggs in the refrigerator my mistake for a little while. Only 1 egg truly had nothing in it. All the others had something at least growing, the smallest failed was about 1/2 inch.
Some of the eggs it looks like made it passed day 8. This is so sad to us.
This is egg #9, the only one with the air cell on a slant from the first day.
.
#9, 5 days overdue
This one was so close. #14
egg #3
egg #10
opened another egg
Sorry for camera focus. Other eggs just held blobs.
Another tragedy happened to us. One of my Black Copper Marans was found dead.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/763531/got-home-to-a-dead-black-copper-maran
We are very happy DH and myself that some 10 out of the 18 hatched.
Thank you
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