mixing different egg ages in incubator? help!?

[LindsayB]

My 2 Stromberg's shipping disaster chicks hatched today! Supposed to be tuxedo but appears to be a white and Tibetan. I'm OK with that, they're alive!!

 

[I LOVE MY CHICKENS!25]

Unfortunately, that's the problem. But I haven't noticed any drop in hatch rates when I continue turning them and don't adjust the temp or humidity at the end. I don't have a lockdown, and any chick I have that makes it to day 18 has hatched unless I did something stupid like let the rambunctious dog in the same room as the incubator....

HI um I know it's been like 6 years but I have eggs in the incubator and I'm going to use your method of not having a lock down but what humidity do you keep it on mines on 60 right now

 

[Missypipping]

I'm so confused by all the turning, locking down, early eggs with older eggs in same batter. This is my first batch and I know I'm messing up something. I have no idea of my little fella's ages since my hens were laying but not brooding. I only have one incubator and have continued to try to incubate new eggs daily plus I ordered some in the event these don't hatch (at least I know their dates). I've candle tested the older ones but don't know what I'm actually looking for. They seem "full" is it time for lockdown? Will they survive in the same conditions? I intend to buy a second incubator but is it too late for the older ones?? One looked like it was pipping until about 3 or 4 days ago, now nothing. Should I assist this one? I'm a 100% now by but love the little things already, it would break my heart if my naivete harmed them. Any advise?

 

[oregonkat]

I'm so confused by all the turning, locking down, early eggs with older eggs in same batter. This is my first batch and I know I'm messing up something. I have no idea of my little fella's ages since my hens were laying but not brooding. I only have one incubator and have continued to try to incubate new eggs daily plus I ordered some in the event these don't hatch (at least I know their dates). I've candle tested the older ones but don't know what I'm actually looking for. They seem "full" is it time for lockdown? Will they survive in the same conditions? I intend to buy a second incubator but is it too late for the older ones?? One looked like it was pipping until about 3 or 4 days ago, now nothing. Should I assist this one? I'm a 100% now by but love the little things already, it would break my heart if my naivete harmed them. Any advise?

Best to start a new thread, old threads tend to be overlooked.
Staggered hatches are not the best way to start out your incubating adventure especially if you have not done any research about incubating and hatching.
Anyway there are many questions to answer at this point:
What kind of incubator are you using?
Do you have separate calibrated thermometer and hygrometer or just your incubator instruments?
What has your temp and humidity been through the incubation?
What day did you start your incubation?
How often did you add eggs?
At what point did you add the shipped eggs?
Read this as well:https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-bantychooks-and-more.1137467/#post-17631705

 

[Missypipping]

well:https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-bantychooks-and-more.1137467/#post-17631705[/QUOTE]
I have a styrofoam Little Giant incubator. It uses a thermometer that I've kept around about 99.5° with a humidity between 55% and 65%. I bought the incubator the last part of April, I didn't know they should stay out of the bator until to the best of my recollection 3 days?! Should I wait 3 days after laying to place inside bator? I put the shipped batch in right away. Thx so much for your help. I went through the oldest eggs and did the float test. Most of them hadn't even developed, the others some but weren't viable which brings me to your suggestion that I start over.