horrible hatch

[kingkrab89]

out of nineteen eggs only three have started to hatch but 2 nevermade it out of the eggs and one is fine and happy in the brooder. the temp is at around 98-100 depending on where theyre at and the humidity is around 60- 75%.will the rest still hatch or they done for and why iis this happening i thought most all would hatch at the same time and why did the two never make it out one had a hole in it the size of a pencil and the other the size of a dime. thanks doug

 

[Lotsapaints]

We need more info please-how many days are they and I had one turkey hatch 1 day before the rest and they pip and it takes many hours before they come out. If you keep opening the incubator you will kill them because they will "shrink wrap" from the humidity loss...3 days they can live on the yolk just sit on your hands and watch.....

 

[kingkrab89]

they are on day 30 the first one that died in the shell was dead before the other one hatched and the other one died this after noon i took the one that hatched and the one that died yesterday out at around seven but other then that it hasnt been opend i put a piece of pipe in one of the vent holes with a cap so i dont have to open it to add water

 

[longranger]

At 30 days I would candle the eggs to see position of the poults and carefully open into the air sac to see if any are alive. It is a longshot but pump up the humidity and try to expidite the hatch as much as you can without causing a bunch of bleeding. The most likely cause reason for your bad hatch if the eggs have fully formed poults is humidity too high or low. Also the whole incubation process can be delayed a day or two if temp was a little low.

 

[Lotsapaints]

Well I hatched turkeys for the first time 4/22 they all hatched by the 27th day. So I'm don't think you're having good luck

I can only tell you what I did. I incubated the eggs at 35 to 50% humidity and when I locked them down I went to 65% they hatched with chicks that I put in a week after I set the turkeys. I started with 7-hatched 4 the other 3 were never good eggs the shipping got them. I have another batch in the incubator right now same thing on the humidity started with 15 tossed out 2 clears yesterday these eggs are from Longranger so they were shipped eggs too. I have 23 chicken eggs in with them to hatch at the same time. Do you have good hatching rates from chickens? Did you have temp spikes and did you calibrate the humidity monitor? When you candled them were the air sacks little or normal? Mine always look a little on the large size but I have pretty good hatches. All you can do is note what happened while you were hatching and try again sometimes it can just be the eggs other times it can be how you incubate them.....I really wish I could help you more maybe somebody else will have more help.