- Nov 21, 2016
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Hi guys! So I have some Blue Laced Red Wyandotte's in my incubator that were shipped to me. I received 27 eggs. 7 of the 20 sat overnight due to displaced air sacks. So the first tray went in on 6/29 and the others (second tray) went in on the 30th. I'm using a forced air, automatic turner and my mom set it up for me but had to leave town leaving me to my own devices and told me what temp to hold at and what humidity. We showed poultry at one point so I'm not completely oblivious to hatching.
Anywho, she was telling me I count day one as the day they get put in, but I've also read that's not true till after I put first tray down on day '18' and second tray down the next day. Only 14 of the 27 have made it and I'm super bummed. 3 weren't fertile at all. One exploded, the rest were duds.
So by correct calculations this is tray ones day 22, and 2nd trays day 21. Only one has hatched and he came from tray 1. I have tray 2 eggs marked and no one is looking like theyre wanting to come out. I'm hoping his peeping helps get them out, cause he is noisey! I'm probably being too anxious about it but I'm scared I'm only gonna hatch one out of 27
Temp has been constantly been 99, but the digital in there won't say 99.5 or .6, or any .#. We have some fish tank thermometers in there but they don't help much either. Humidity was 45-50% up to day 18 and then was raised to 70's. Been holding at 72%
Here's a pic, it's horrible but he's drying off.
How long should I give them? I want to candle them tonight to see if they're still alive.
Anywho, she was telling me I count day one as the day they get put in, but I've also read that's not true till after I put first tray down on day '18' and second tray down the next day. Only 14 of the 27 have made it and I'm super bummed. 3 weren't fertile at all. One exploded, the rest were duds.
So by correct calculations this is tray ones day 22, and 2nd trays day 21. Only one has hatched and he came from tray 1. I have tray 2 eggs marked and no one is looking like theyre wanting to come out. I'm hoping his peeping helps get them out, cause he is noisey! I'm probably being too anxious about it but I'm scared I'm only gonna hatch one out of 27
Temp has been constantly been 99, but the digital in there won't say 99.5 or .6, or any .#. We have some fish tank thermometers in there but they don't help much either. Humidity was 45-50% up to day 18 and then was raised to 70's. Been holding at 72%
Here's a pic, it's horrible but he's drying off.
How long should I give them? I want to candle them tonight to see if they're still alive.
