How to Incubate and Hatch Eggs!

[BantyChooks]

Here's a helpful air cell chart:

 

[BYCforlife]

Here's a helpful air cell chart:

And also to clarify for others, the numbers are the days of incubation.

 

[CuzChickens]

Banti, I didn't know that about turning the eggs different directions each time, that is very helpful! This is my first batch hand turning and I've got 43, so I'll keep that in mind.

 

[CuzChickens]

I have been incubating for close to five months now and have hatched 3 batches, with 43 more on week 1 and 14 of those 43 are on day two. My first hatch was a 92% hatch, next was a 93% hatch, and my latest was a 77% hatch, but I was using a tricky Styrofoam, so I was pretty pleased.

I use a IncuView incubator as my main incubator. I bought it for $83 on eBay as a refurbished incubator. It holds 27 eggs with a turner and about 43 without a turner. It has about all the features of a Brinsea for about $400 cheaper. Brand new it would have been $174.

 

[neduckmomma504]

Are you in lockdown? If so, the lowest dip in the air cell should be up.

Yes.