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Krosfyre9838

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Hi guys nice to meet ya. Happy to join the forum to gain more knowledge that will help me with my chicken farming.

I first bought EE the winter before last they started laying last summer so I started incubating some eggs. I have hatched two batches. My first batch are going on 4 months old and me second batch is several weeks old.

So, I also bought a bigger incubator that will hold 50 eggs. I had 30 In there but so far only 2 from day (5-9) have hatched, the other 4 haven't pipped and I'm on day 21 and they are not moving inside :(. Guess that's why they say don't count your chickens before they hatch. Hopefully I get most of my remaining 24!!!

The birds I have now are all mixed with several breeds. I hope to raise some pure blood stock too.
 
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Welcome to BYC. What incubator are you using? It's always a good idea to buy a quality incubator, even if you go smaller.
I don't hatch for selling. My little incubator is here for emergencies only, such as when a hen has left the nest. It only holds 7 eggs but generally gives me a 95% to 100% hatch rate. It is a Brinsea.
 
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow

So sorry your hatch isn't going as planned. As stated above, a good incubator and a small gauge put inside the machine making hatching more successful. Never rely on just the machines temp and humidity, they go out of calibration easily. I'd leave the eggs for several more days, 21 days is not written in stone.
 

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