I need your help!

[Corbdee]

Oh I thought you set them on Dec 13

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Thanks for the help! Here’s some pictures!

Looks like a quitter to me.. but leaving them in extra long on your first hatch to be sure won't hurt anything.

Can you smell anything dead or rotten. Hear any peeping? See any beak poking into the internal air cell?

Were they shipped eggs or from your own flock?

What bator, what temp and humidity throughout, calibrated thermometer?

I agree humidity should be kept high this late in the game for best chance.

 

[Mega9960]

Oh I thought you set them on Dec 13

Yes I did set them on December 13 and I was told that the day I set them I start counting day one the next day.

 

[Mega9960]

Looks like a quitter to me.. but leaving them in extra long on your first hatch to be sure won't hurt anything.

Can you smell anything dead or rotten. Hear any peeping? See any beak poking into the internal air cell?

Were they shipped eggs or from your own flock?

What bator, what temp and humidity throughout, calibrated thermometer?

I agree humidity should be kept high this late in the game for best chance.

I don’t smell anything dead or rotten. That’s the first thing I did to be honest. I don’t hear any peeping. I haven’t seen any beaks. These eggs are from a friend of mine she is having an amazing time with her eggs she has put in her incubator. The temp has been set to 100 throughout I was told to leave it high and the humidity was at 50% the entire time.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

The temp has been set to 100 throughout I was told to leave it high and the humidity was at 50% the entire time

Good information about your friends hatch going well!

Is you bator still or forced air?

If it happens to be still then that would be low and late hatch may still happen.

Did you notice any temp spikes or drops, have any power outages, have all vent holes OPEN, or anything else you can think of that might cause issues? Did you verify your temp with anything?

Definitely be patient if there is no smell!

Candling isn't my strong suit when I don't see active veins. Maybe @WVduckchick will have time to check in on ya & share some wisdom, TIA!

 

[Mega9960]

Good information about your friends hatch going well!

Is you bator still or forced air?

If it happens to be still then that would be low and late hatch may still happen.

Did you notice any temp spikes or drops, have any power outages, have all vent holes OPEN, or anything else you can think of that might cause issues? Did you verify your temp with anything?

Definitely be patient if there is no smell!

Candling isn't my strong suit when I don't see active veins. Maybe @WVduckchick will have time to check in on ya & share some wisdom, TIA!

My bator is still air.
I haven’t noticed any temperature drops I’ve been making sure the incubator hasn’t been touched unless I was the one candling the eggs to check them.No power outages have happened here. I have verified my temperature with a internal thermometer inside the bator also. Canceling isn’t my strong suit either as I don’t really know what I’m looking for. At the beginning I understand but now it’s so difficult. I appreciate the input!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

My bator is still air.

If you are sure of this.. then it should have been at 101.5 to 102.. and late hatch is STILL VERY possible!

ETA: make this adjustment for next round.

ALSO how many time were eggs turned.. by hand or auto?

 

[Yardmom]

In a still air incubator the temperature will be different in different places. You need to rotate which eggs are closest to the heater to get a better hatch rate. I have read that Silkie eggs are able to hatch a several degrees different from ideal but days adjust accordingly. Good luck.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

In a still air incubator the temperature will be different in different places. You need to rotate which eggs are closest to the heater to get a better hatch rate.

Still air bators have their heaters at the top AND the hot air stratifies.. making the cool air down low and the warm air near the top of the eggs. This is WHY the temperature in a still air bator should be measured at the top of the EGGS and not on the floor.

It is true though, IMO.. that moving the eggs is beneficial EVEN in forced air bators.. because warm and cool spot still develop..

Many turners do get warm next to the motor.. so again, I do agree with your advice, just not the reasoning behind it exactly.

Silkie eggs are no different than any other eggs.. regarding temperature requirement and hardiness during fluctuations. But they are hardy little buggers and life often finds a way!

 

[Willawong Hill]

I agree hatch is still possible, you can try the float test. I would certainly try to get the humidity up from 50% to at least 70% if you can.