my eggs arent hatching no matter what i do what am i doing wrong

[chickenboy1993]

ok heres what i do they are shipped eggs since i dont have any of my own this summer i wait a day to put them in they i put them in and i have a digital thermometer and hygrometer put in with the eggs i have the tempeture set around 97 to 98 the humidy is somewhere in the 30's i always try to keep it there but somedays when i wake up its down in the 20's the tempeture is stabel though out the whole incubation time on day 18 i stop turning and i increase the humidy to about 40-45% and on day 20 there is no pipping whats wrong?

 

[Katy]

Your temps need to be higher. What kind of bator do you have. Still air should be at 101 and if it's forced air it should be 99-100.

 

[chickenboy1993]

i have a little giant still air , would anyone be willing to ship me eggs that they know are fertile and help me through a hatch?

 

[Katy]

Your temps should be at 101 degrees. Also you need to up the humidity to about 65% for the last 3 days.

 

[chickenboy1993]

ok well im getting eggs wednesday from marie_martin would you walk me through on hatching them day by day?

 

[kyeschicks]

I've used a Little Giants still air incubator. I leave the temp at 100-102.8 and the humidity 35%-45% and turn the eggs twice each day. At 18 days of incubation I leave the temp at 100-101.8 and humidity at 60-70% and NEVER open incubator till the end of hatch. If they are shipped eggs I place them in an egg carton with the pointy end facing down for about 8 hours. Thats how I do it and have great hatching rates.

 

[chickenboy1993]

ok i will try that

 

[Katy]

There are lots of us here who are willing to help you. The first thing you need to do is get your incubator up and running so that the temps are nice and steady when your eggs get here.

 

[chickenboy1993]

ok i so should i start it now?

 

[kyeschicks]

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I will try