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littlecreekfarm said:
I have failed again. Today is hatch day and absolutely nothing has happened. I don't understand. I kept the temp around 97-99 degrees F and the humidity around 50-60% and bumped it up to %70 on lock down. What could've gone wrong? 2 of the eggs are developing. What am I doing wrong? This will be another disappointing hatch day I guess :(
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97-99 degrees isn't a steady enough temp, you need it to stay at 99 degrees. Other people may say different, but IMO your humidity is way to high. I keep mind at 35-40% for incubation and 60% for the hatch. Since your temp would have been a bit low if it was dropping to 97 regularily, your eggs will probably hatch late, if any hatch at all. Also, I don't bump the humidity up until the first egg has pipped, not when I put them into lockdown, especially if the temp has been low and they might be hatching late. If you bumped it up to 70% on day 18, that means that they are in a 70% humidity environment for 3-4 days+. The two chicks could be drowning inside the shell with the extra humidity at the end, plus the high humidity all through the incubation period.

Hope this helps!
 
JerseyGiantfolk said:
Maybe. If your going to get a big hatch I'd recommend something from RCOM. I have a 2, 3 egg holding kind. You can incubate chickens,pheasants, ducks, quail, parrots ect. in it. It's got the auto turner, and the auto humidifier. It's very cool. And it's from R-COM
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If you are getting a new incubator, I would recommend a Brinsea. The R-COMs are very expensive, and 3 eggs is really not a lot. I hatch and raise hundreds of chicks every year, so incubating 3 eggs for me is a huge waste of time. Plus, out of three eggs, you have a much higher chance of getting a single chick which isn't good. My first incubator was a Brinsea Mini Advance, it holds 7 eggs and works perfectly. I got very good hatch rates with it.
 
Orpingtons4U said:
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I would GLADLY wear a skirt, my grandma came down with this dress for me to wear. I absolutely HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE dresses!! But then when i looked up to my dad to tell her I could just wear my regular jeans and a t-shirt, he said "its just one day, besides, she will love you if you do" pathetic, i know. and everybody is going to be there tomorrow!!
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chloezoebob101 said:
I would GLADLY wear a skirt, my grandma came down with this dress for me to wear. I absolutely HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE dresses!! But then when i looked up to my dad to tell her I could just wear my regular jeans and a t-shirt, he said "its just one day, besides, she will love you if you do" pathetic, i know. and everybody is going to be there tomorrow!!
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I hate skirts and dresses
 

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