Incubating and discouraged

[RosieR]

If there were a problem with the turner, it wouldn't prevent development of a fertile egg unless it were somehow jerking the eggs around and scrambling them. You'd more likely have a turner that was moving too slow and would have problems with embryos sticking to one side of the egg. I would do some observation: check on the turner every half hour and note the position of the racks. I think my turner does a full turn in two hours.

My turner does a full turn in about 30 seconds lol

 

[Sara L]

A full turn in 30 seconds is too fast I think, should be turning a lot slower than that

 

[RosieR]

A full turn in 30 seconds is too fast I think, should be turning a lot slower than that

That’s what I’m thinking. I had put it on a lamp timer so it wasn’t running 24/7 but the lamp timer ran in 15min increments.
I’m trying to decide if I should turn manually next time (2-3 times a day is about all I could manage), or if I should try putting a dimmer switch on the turner to slow it down.

 

[Sara L]

I don't have an auto-turner in my incubators since they are DIY cooler-baters. I turn by hand about 3 times a day; once in the morning before work around 7:30, after work around 5:30, and at night around 10-11pm. I had better results when turning 3 times per day than 2 times.

Maybe take your turner out and test it and get it to the point where it turns 1 time per 2-4 hours or so, that would probably be good.

 

[Darkestcon]

So i scanned this tbh. I see your concerned about your eggs. Just curious why your humidity is 40 percent?

Talking with James Marie Farms they recommend 50-55 percent humidity temperature at 100. He actually recommends a dry hatch meaning dont raise humidity. for a wet hatch 60 for humidity. This is the same method i use. Could it be that temp being low by 1 degrees and humidity being low by 10-15 percent is causing an issue? my turner turns 1x per hr and only takes 30 seconds or so could be a different style i guess.

 

[RosieR]

So i scanned this tbh. I see your concerned about your eggs. Just curious why your humidity is 40 percent?

Talking with James Marie Farms they recommend 50-55 percent humidity temperature at 100. He actually recommends a dry hatch meaning dont raise humidity. for a wet hatch 60 for humidity. This is the same method i use. Could it be that temp being low by 1 degrees and humidity being low by 10-15 percent is causing an issue? my turner turns 1x per hr and only takes 30 seconds or so could be a different style i guess.

I was under the impression 40% was recommended. It’s at about 65% now for lockdown.
So you don’t raise humidity at all for a dry hatch?

 

[RosieR]

I don't have an auto-turner in my incubators since they are DIY cooler-baters. I turn by hand about 3 times a day; once in the morning before work around 7:30, after work around 5:30, and at night around 10-11pm. I had better results when turning 3 times per day than 2 times.

Maybe take your turner out and test it and get it to the point where it turns 1 time per 2-4 hours or so, that would probably be good.

Ok I’ll mess with it. If I can’t get it working right I’ll hand turn similar to the schedule you use

 

[Darkestcon]

People say a lot of things tbh. Ive seen people say 40-70 percent. I would look at your sources. By no means am i implying i should be your source. When and if i have questions i contact bigger well known sources like James Marie Farms and ask them. I find the guy who ships out 38,000 + eggs a day and hatches more than probably all of us on this forum to be a more reliable knowledgeable source. This is not to insult anyone here. a lot of information here is right on. and many aspects of what we do is open to a variable. Some things like egg hatching are pretty specific for good results. Robert the owner of James Marie Farm states: " 50-55 percent humidity is perfect for coturnix. As for raising humidity you can but 60 percent would be max id do. " I have done wet hatches at 60 and dry hatches as well both are perfectly plausible. I am not saying that your temp and humidity is your problem. I am simply saying its a very good possibility.

 

[RosieR]

People say a lot of things tbh. Ive seen people say 40-70 percent. I would look at your sources. By no means am i implying i should be your source. When and if i have questions i contact bigger well known sources like James Marie Farms and ask them. I find the guy who ships out 38,000 + eggs a day and hatches more than probably all of us on this forum to be a more reliable knowledgeable source. This is not to insult anyone here. a lot of information here is right on. and many aspects of what we do is open to a variable. Some things like egg hatching are pretty specific for good results. Robert the owner of James Marie Farm states: " 50-55 percent humidity is perfect for coturnix. As for raising humidity you can but 60 percent would be max id do. " I have done wet hatches at 60 and dry hatches as well both are perfectly plausible. I am not saying that your temp and humidity is your problem. I am simply saying its a very good possibility.

Fair enough, I’m very new at this and I’m learning constantly and appreciate any input
I’ll triple check my thermometers after this batch is done and I’ll see about trying a humidity closer to 50-55.

 

[Kiki]

It helps to start with fertile eggs.
I am sorry things aren't going so well.

Hopefully something hatches.