I've got some bad news...

[MearBear]

So I've been incubating 7 eggs for one week now. The incubator I'm using is really old and very, very manual. The temp on the incubator is ok until I leave. I go to school 7 hours a day and when I come home the incubator temp is wayyyy too high. My humidity has also been a big struggle. I candles them for the first time today and I think they're all dead because of the heat. Can someone please show me what a dead egg looks like when candled? I'm getting a new incubator and trying again. I'm thinking about getting the Magicfy Automatic Incubator, has anyone here used it before?

 

[ashlandco]

I’m so sorry. I hope someone can help!

 

[chuckachucka]

At seven days into incubation a dead embryo will make a blood ring. You will be able to see a dark line that goes most or all o the way around the middle of the egg. There will also be no visible veins in the egg, just a dark small blob and the dark blood line. Is that what your eggs look like?

 

[chuckachucka]

Also if you've had temp problems from the start they may not have developed much at all. Here is a pic to help. Not my own photos

 

[Kiki]

Make sure you get an extra thermometer or two and calibrate them for your new incubator.

 

[MearBear]

Make sure you get an extra thermometer or two and calibrate them for your new incubator.

I definitely will! I've learned a lot from this website and I think my next try will be successful.

 

[MearBear]

At seven days into incubation a dead embryo will make a blood ring. You will be able to see a dark line that goes most or all o the way around the middle of the egg. There will also be no visible veins in the egg, just a dark small blob and the dark blood line. Is that what your eggs look like?

 

[Kiki]

I definitely will! I've learned a lot from this website and I think my next try will be successful.

 

[MearBear]

At seven days into incubation a dead embryo will make a blood ring. You will be able to see a dark line that goes most or all o the way around the middle of the egg. There will also be no visible veins in the egg, just a dark small blob and the dark blood line. Is that what your eggs look like?

Tysm! I was afraid to turn off my incubator cause I didn't know if they were actually dead. 5 of them are for sure dead and 2 I'm not sure about. I'll candle again tomorrow but I'm pretty sure that they're all dead. I was sad, but it happens. So I'll start incubating a new batch if eggs in 2 1/2 weeks with a NEW incubator. Thanks for the help.

 

[Kiki]

Tysm! I was afraid to turn off my incubator cause I didn't know if they were actually dead. 5 of them are for sure dead and 2 I'm not sure about. I'll candle again tomorrow but I'm pretty sure that they're all dead. I was sad, but it happens. So I'll start incubating a new batch if eggs in 2 1/2 weeks with a NEW incubator. Thanks for the help.

Calibrate therms too.