Now I’m even more confused….

[FeatherTay]

@MadamContrary @MysteryChicken @casportpony
what are y’all’s opinions?

 

[MadamContrary]

That's a bit of a puzzler. I would tend to think your incubator is running cool, and maybe they are behind on development. What is your set up? Do you have secondary thermometers that are calibrated?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I'd go ahead and put them into lockdown, I'd also not worry about them hatching until day 23. You can lockdown early and it's no big deal at all.
You'll have to post some pictures of the little ones for us all to see soon!

 

[sourland]

lockdown and expect a late hatch

 

[MysteryChicken]

They look like day 15 chicks.

I'm not quite sure what to say since I haven't dealt with this.

Are you using separate calibrated thermometers, & hygrometers? I'm thinking they're behind in development. Any temperature below 98.5°F, & 97.5°F will either make you hatch really late, or will probably be a death sentence to them. Temperatures at 96.5°F isn't good for incubating.

I incubate regular Chickens at 99.5°F - 100.0°F.

I incubate Silkies at 98.5°F - 97.5°F, they do better at this range for some reason.


I'd say give them a shot at lockdown? Make sure to update us on what's happening?

 

[FeatherTay]

So everyone’s been asking. I have a rite farm 264 incubator. It’s been switching between 98,99,100 the whole time. I mostly see it at 99 and 98, but mostly 99. I had a calibrated temp in there for a while, but it held steady at 99 (it doesn’t have a .00 on it) for awhile so I took it out to put it in the other incubator I had running that needed it more ( a little giant). Will definitely update.

 

[FeatherTay]

It is odd that there is an 'empty' space at both ends of egg.
Chicken egg?
What day is it on?

Sorry, it is a chicken egg. Day 17 started 8 hours after that picture.

 

[MadamContrary]

So everyone’s been asking. I have a rite farm 264 incubator. It’s been switching between 98,99,100 the whole time. I mostly see it at 99 and 98, but mostly 99. I had a calibrated temp in there for a while, but it held steady at 99 (it doesn’t have a .00 on it) for awhile so I took it out to put it in the other incubator I had running that needed it more ( a little giant). Will definitely update.

Forced air or still air?

 

[FeatherTay]

Forced air or still air?

Oh duh…. forgot to say it was forced air.

 

[FeatherTay]

I have a different hatcher I am planning to put them in for lockdown that has a thermometer that has the .00 and it reads right now 99.3. It’s really confusing hatcher. It’s a dickeys hatcher that I need to toggle with before I put them in.