Late death in eggs

[cassey40]

I had the same thing happen to me today, i had 7 to hatch last night on day 20, and i check the 7 that were left. 5 didnt not develop andd 2 were full grown but they were on the wrong end and the air cell was at the top. But i think i had a really good hatch % cents this is my first hatch. I have 7 new fuzzy butts

 

[MandyH]

I would think that opening the hatcher "Like 5 times a day" is the problem. After you put those eggs in the hatcher on day 18 you NEVER open the hatcher until they are through hatching. Everytime the hatcher is opened all your humidity is lost.

 

[waibel zoo]

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So the few that you opened, did any make it?

No, they were already dead when I opened them. I just wanted to see if there was something abnormal.

 

[waibel zoo]

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I am not opening it. I am checking through the plastic. I go in and look at the gages without opening it. This last batch I did not open at all untill I thought there was a problem.

 

[waibel zoo]

Also the lyon is pulling fresh air in constantly. The fan pulls from outside the incubator. I know something is off. I just need to find it. I am wondering if the altitude is to blame. I am really careful with my temps and humidity.

Here is the turn-x http://www.amazon.com/Turn-X-Transparent-Egg-Incubator-120V/dp/B0017YC8W6

 

[IggiMom]

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I appreciate your sharing your knowledge.

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Catherine

 

[Rootball]

Im having the same problem

Im at 7500 ft

I have a Brinsea eco adv 20 so I know the temp is staying super steady at 99.6 my RH is 40-45% all throughout the setting i bring it up to 70% on day 18.....and none pip. Additionally air vent is open during entire incubation.


I crack open some of the eggs on day 23 and find fully developed chicks that arent pipped, if I tear the membrane away they seem to breath fine for about 24 hours but make no attempt to leave their shells. on the eggs that I leave alone nothing happens I can open the eggs later to find the chicks fully developed and not piped at all, but dead.

This has just happened for the second hatch.

 

[Dirt Road]

My suggestion is to invest in a digital scale. You can get one for under $35.00 that will measure grams or ounces, and they tend to be quite accurate. Then make a weight loss chart for your eggs. Keep a log of humidity readings etc. You will probably be very surprised by the results. You can learn a good working average for your incubator which will work with most eggs, but remember all eggs vary in porosity. If you have valuable eggs it pays to chart them every time.

Jim

 

[waibel zoo]

I have such a scale. What kind of loss is ideal? Should I check like once every 7 days or more often?

 

[Rootball]

If you have a scale goto the brinsea site and goto their info pages....one of their pdfs gives a sample graph of what weightloss from evaporation should be like.