Incubating and discouraged

[Sara L]

If it looks like mold I would do a major clean of your incubator once you are done hatching this batch. Use a bleach solution and try to get all possible surfaces.

 

[RosieR]

If it looks like mold I would do a major clean of your incubator once you are done hatching this batch. Use a bleach solution and try to get all possible surfaces.

I will absolutely be doing that. Idk if it was actually mould or partially developed chick gunk. I have no idea what I’m looking at truthfully.

 

[Sara L]

A while back I had a bad hatch and when I opened some of the eggs they looked similar to yours but the mold was fairly advanced so you could really tell it was mold. I deep cleaned the heck out of the incubator and let it sit out in the sunshine (UV rays) for several days before I used it again. Now I try to clean the incubator really well with bleach solution after each hatch. Even if it doesn't look dirty and nothing spilled, it still had humid air dispersing who knows what bacteria or germs throughout the incubator. I haven't had the issue since I changed how I clean the incubator.

 

[RosieR]

They will be back so maybe you can set a trap?

My hubby just came in and said our neighbors had 6 raccoons in their front lawn and they were hand feeding them

 

[Kiki]

My hubby just came in and said our neighbors had 6 raccoons in their front lawn and they were hand feeding them

idiots.

 

[RosieR]

idiots.

I cannot wait for the day I can afford a place in the country!

 

[wingzrooke]

I was looking into incubating, and found a really great series on Youtube by "slightlyrednecked". He uses a water method at the beginning to see if the eggs are possible to incubate, I highly suggest checking it out to see at least that part of the video. See the link below:

How to Improve Your Hatch Rate Part 2: Preparing Eggs for Incubation

It's a pretty awesome video (and series), and it's supposed to help eliminate incubating some of the 'duds' that won't ever hatch whether you do everything right or not. It's done before you even put the eggs in the incubator, so it might help you figure out if it's something you're doing or a problem with the eggs.

Hope this helps!

Wingzrooke

 

[RosieR]

I was looking into incubating, and found a really great series on Youtube by "slightlyrednecked". He uses a water method at the beginning to see if the eggs are possible to incubate, I highly suggest checking it out to see at least that part of the video. See the link below:

How to Improve Your Hatch Rate Part 2: Preparing Eggs for Incubation

It's a pretty awesome video (and series), and it's supposed to help eliminate incubating some of the 'duds' that won't ever hatch whether you do everything right or not. It's done before you even put the eggs in the incubator, so it might help you figure out if it's something you're doing or a problem with the eggs.

Hope this helps!

Wingzrooke

I’ll have a look! I’ve seen some of his videos but I haven’t seen this one.

 

[RosieR]

Ok! I’ve got a dozen of my eggs, and 3 doz eggs that were replaced by that neighbor. She showed me all the tiny chicks that were hatched using eggs from the same birds around the same time, so most of them should have been and will be fertile.
Wish me luck!

 

[wingzrooke]

Ok! I’ve got a dozen of my eggs, and 3 doz eggs that were replaced by that neighbor. She showed me all the tiny chicks that were hatched using eggs from the same birds around the same time, so most of them should have been and will be fertile.
Wish me luck!

Luck!