No development in eggs?

[fullhouse]

8 eggs, no development. Is the problem more likely not fertile or rough handling by PO? The incubator has been perfect, only 2 air cells looked loose.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

how long have they been incubating?

 

[Ms. Lewis Rich]

What day of incubation is it?

 

[fullhouse]

22, I started cracking them. I couldn't see anything, but I had bought and hatched from the seller before so I just left them and crossed my fingers.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

The fertility could have been decreased because during the summer months the males tend to stop mating with the females because it is so warm. Or it could be rough handling by the post office or they might have gotten x-rayed.

 

[SterlingAcres]

I've had a few dozen guinea eggs that never developed. All had loose air cells, so someone at the post played soccer with them. Go figure.
Shipped eggs have a 50/50 shot of getting anything usable. Sorry

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

If its day 22, and you have clear eggs, they weren't fertile to begin with, or they were just old prior to incubation.

 

[fullhouse]

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Yeah, I know.

This whole hatchery purchase vs. trying to incubate good stock is a bummer.

 

[Julie's Silkies]

Dont know if it was the post office or who knows what But I bought some eggs off BYC and none turned out

and I bought some off ebay around the same time last month had 5 out of 7 hatched.
I'm on my 2nd ebay bought eggs day 18 bought 6 and 5 have chicks in them,