I have 20 eggs in my incubator. Candling looked good until "hands off" which was Sunday. I increased the humidity to approx 65%, and today is day 22...no pips.
This is my 2nd attempt at hatching. My 1st one had 3 dozen eggs, and only 3 hatched, 2 of which died within 24 hours :-/ This time I tried increasing the humidity to 45% (the 1st batch had HUGE air pockets on the unhatched eggs), and kept my hands out of the incubator as much as possible (I turned them 3x per day). The temp was much more stable this time, too: 99-100.
How long do I wait before I call it a total loss and toss the eggs? Any other tips to get some of these guys to hatch? I had several "movers" when I candled on day 14 & day 18.
Thanks!
This is my 2nd attempt at hatching. My 1st one had 3 dozen eggs, and only 3 hatched, 2 of which died within 24 hours :-/ This time I tried increasing the humidity to 45% (the 1st batch had HUGE air pockets on the unhatched eggs), and kept my hands out of the incubator as much as possible (I turned them 3x per day). The temp was much more stable this time, too: 99-100.
How long do I wait before I call it a total loss and toss the eggs? Any other tips to get some of these guys to hatch? I had several "movers" when I candled on day 14 & day 18.
Thanks!