Nervous!!! Could I have killed them?

[ChestnutRidge]

Wishing you the best and sending good thoughts!

 

[youngjedi32002]

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Thanks so much! I need as many as you can send!!!

 

[StevenW.]

I'm on day 22 and no peeps, taps, etc.

Nothin'!

 

[youngjedi32002]

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Isn't it painful??? It's all I can do not to fuss with them! Are they warm enough? Will they tap back? What's going on??? I am keeping busy here at BYC so I don't go insane! Luckily, my son has gone to his dad's for the weekend so he doesn't have to go through this. I figure by tomorrow, we will know what's going to happen and we can get some new eggs and perhaps build a new incubator! I found a tutorial on YouTube. Not the best but definitely a step up from what we are working with now. Plus, if we could fit more eggs in our incubator, we might have a better hatch rate! Well, better than 0.....yeah, that's what we need!!!

 

[StevenW.]

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Isn't it painful??? It's all I can do not to fuss with them! Are they warm enough? Will they tap back? What's going on??? I am keeping busy here at BYC so I don't go insane! Luckily, my son has gone to his dad's for the weekend so he doesn't have to go through this. I figure by tomorrow, we will know what's going to happen and we can get some new eggs and perhaps build a new incubator! I found a tutorial on YouTube. Not the best but definitely a step up from what we are working with now. Plus, if we could fit more eggs in our incubator, we might have a better hatch rate! Well, better than 0.....yeah, that's what we need!!!

VERY! I hate it! I'm not a patient person to begin with and this just makes it worse

I'm thinking about making a homemade incubator next...

 

[youngjedi32002]

We are two peas in a pod then! Patience? NOT my strong suit! I think I'm going to Home Depot tomorrow! I have chicken wire, a styrofoam cooler, duct tape, a temperature/humidity gauge, a bowl and a sponge! Just need the light fixture piece and I am good to go! I think I'm going to get some eggs and give it another go! That way I can just leave these alone for a bit longer.....I think I will wait until day 25 to give up. Some folks haven't had a pip until that late so maybe I am one of those!

 

[youngjedi32002]

Okay. We are on day 24 here. Nothing. Should I do a float test? I think I will candle them later. I'll post what I see but my candler is not so great. I may shine a stronger flashlight through a tube. I don't thin k I will be doing any harm, I think they are dead. I am building a larger incubator tomorrow, with a styrofoam cooler and such. Not much better than what I have but definitely a step up. I think the top will seal better anyway. Well, any advice on what to do now will be appreciated!

 

[easttxchick]

I wouldn't float test, I'd just candle and check for movement, myself.
I'm sorry this happened, but don't give up! Next time, you'll have a great hatch.

 

[youngjedi32002]

Thanks! I'm hoping! I will keep trying!

 

[youngjedi32002]

I am very sad. It is day 26 and there is nothing happening. I am sorry to have to give up on these little ones. I guess I will have to plant them in my garden. I really think it is probably the incubator that is a problem here. I might have done something wrong too but this little incubator is really just not up to snuff. The cover doesn't fit tightly and there just isn't a lot of room! If any of my eggs had hatched, they would have been on top of one another, there's no room to move about! So, I built an incubator out of a styrofoam cooler and a lamp! It was pretty easy and, with a lot of tweaking and playing with wattage and such, I have a perfect steady temperature going and wonderful humidity happening! I bought some eggs on auction here on BYC and I am having another go at it! I hope with a better incubator (well, at least it a step up anyway!) and a greater number of eggs, I will have a better chance! The incubator is up and running and has held a steady temp for almost 12 hours, my eggs are due to arrive tomorrow, and will go into the incubator Thursday. Now, all I really need to worry about is USPS delivering me scrambled eggs! I have never ordered fertile eggs in the mail and have read horror stories of the terrible handling! Keep all fingers crossed that all the planets come in to allignment for me and I get a good hatch! Just like with my marriages, I'm thinking the third one's the charm!!! LOL