- Apr 4, 2015
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Hi everyone!
So I’m going to drop a lot of info in the next paragraph and I’d like to hear your advice and opinions on what went wrong!
I’ve had laying hens for about 5 years and added a rooster to the lineup this year. He’s a GLW and really takes care of his hens! I was super excited to raise up some chicks from him, and so I purchased the farm innovators model 4250 with the automatic egg turner from amazon. The reviews were decent on it. As soon as I cracked open the first egg that appeared fertilized about 5 1/2 weeks ago, I saved up 24 eggs and set them on August 2nd. I got another thermometer for the inside of the incubator and adjusted the temperature so that the inside of the incubator was 100. I kept the humidity around 55% for the first 18 days. On day 14 I candled and had to pull 15 eggs that turned out not to be fertilized.
Last Thursday (Day 18) I removed the remaining 9 eggs from the egg turner and cranked the humidity to about 68-70%. Saturday there were a few eggs wobbling, and Sunday my first chick hatched! The only problem is that so far that’s the only chick to hatch. I removed the chick last night and put it in the brooder along with some friends I bought from TSC so it wouldn’t be lonely. Today, I candled again and then did the float test. In total, I removed 5 eggs that were dead. I performed some “egg-topsies” and can post photos if it would help diagnose the issue. Three died prior to lockdown and two were in the process of absorbing their yolks. There are three still in the incubator, but I’m losing hope on them fast since it’s day 24. Any thoughts as to what went wrong would be helpful!
Thank you!!!
So I’m going to drop a lot of info in the next paragraph and I’d like to hear your advice and opinions on what went wrong!
I’ve had laying hens for about 5 years and added a rooster to the lineup this year. He’s a GLW and really takes care of his hens! I was super excited to raise up some chicks from him, and so I purchased the farm innovators model 4250 with the automatic egg turner from amazon. The reviews were decent on it. As soon as I cracked open the first egg that appeared fertilized about 5 1/2 weeks ago, I saved up 24 eggs and set them on August 2nd. I got another thermometer for the inside of the incubator and adjusted the temperature so that the inside of the incubator was 100. I kept the humidity around 55% for the first 18 days. On day 14 I candled and had to pull 15 eggs that turned out not to be fertilized.
Last Thursday (Day 18) I removed the remaining 9 eggs from the egg turner and cranked the humidity to about 68-70%. Saturday there were a few eggs wobbling, and Sunday my first chick hatched! The only problem is that so far that’s the only chick to hatch. I removed the chick last night and put it in the brooder along with some friends I bought from TSC so it wouldn’t be lonely. Today, I candled again and then did the float test. In total, I removed 5 eggs that were dead. I performed some “egg-topsies” and can post photos if it would help diagnose the issue. Three died prior to lockdown and two were in the process of absorbing their yolks. There are three still in the incubator, but I’m losing hope on them fast since it’s day 24. Any thoughts as to what went wrong would be helpful!
Thank you!!!