None of my eggs hatched *update on page 4*

[I'vegotchickenfever]

I had the water wiggler always at 99.5,

I've never used a water wiggler, so I'm definately outta my league, but I thought I read a post that said the water wiggler showed what the temps were INSIDE the egg (approx 103) and the temp of the bator was 99.5. I'm not 100% sure, but if so, then it might take some extra time for them to hatch. Just a thought.​

 

[CANDLE98]

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Me too! I am frustrated with not sure if I see something moving or not, and my eggs are so dark (marans)!!! I have decided that I am also going to stop candling every day and wait until day 18 (4 more day) and see if there is something in there before they go to the hatcher.

 

[countrybum]

Sorry about your lose, but I think you candled to much, plus I am not to sure about the carton thing. I have never seen a mother hen with her egg upright.

I candle at day 10, and remove any witout veins. I then candle at day 16 and from there they are on their own. I keep the troughs in the incubator full of water and do not use cartons. I keep them on their sides as the mother hen and just roll them a little quit a few times a day. I may lose 1 egg out of a dozen. I do not worry about humidity and mist my eggs 2x's a day with lukewarm water (spray bottle).

If you want to try some mutt eggs, before you buy more expensive I will ship you some COD, which you pay upon arrival.

If so, email/pm me and I will get them shipped today before the post office closes. These are todays batch of eggs.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

You need to either incubate the eggs on their sides or invest in an auto turner. Tilting the incubator probably did not help...

 

[PhlyinPheBee]

So sorry to hear this.

 

[Felicia]

Thanks everyone. I will be keeping them in for as long as I can, with out them rotting. I will be sure to keep a close eye on them, to make sure none of the rot.

 

[Intheswamp]

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Hmm, I'm a bit confused here. Are you sure about tilting the incubator probably not helping? Seems that the eggs would tilt just fine if the incubator was tilted. I just set my soft drink bottle on my keyboard and tilted the keyboard back and forth....sure appeared to shift the cola inside the bottle from side to side.

Ed

 

[steffpeck]

I am really sorry. Hopefully you just have a delayed hatch. I do wonder about the temperature. I have never used the water wiggler, but I think there maybe something to it, if the inside of the egg is 99.5*, what should it be? Should it be higher? I just finished a hatch this last weekend, and it was the best hatch I have ever had. And the only thing I did different was I only candled them one time on day 9. I had planned on candling them again on day 18, but circumstances prevented it, so they were only candled once the entire time. I REALLY think this makes a huge difference in hatches.

 

[Teach97]

tilting the bator was fine...candling everyday slight obsesive but most of us are...also invest in two different thermometers...that way you have a double check back-up that your temp is right. Had a buddy that "set the temp" I borrowed the 'bator after he failed a couple hatches...he was off a couple degrees

 

[Marion]

Seems that tilting the incubator with cartons inside would be just about the same as tilting the carton and I have seen many folks on BYC post that is what they do... the only problem I recall is someone mentioning that the temperature would be lower on the low end and high on the uppper?