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[pegasuschick]

They do hatch OK in a still air at 99 to 100 degrees. I have hatched many in my still air. I like the Genesis 1511 because the temp stays right on but the humidity is touchy. If you had refrigerated eggs, that is part of the reason they didn't hatch. Too cold to store them in the fridge.
Hatching eggs is difficult at best, with the need for turning three times a day, not opening the bator excessively etc. Don't give up yet, just make sure you are using fertile viable eggs.
Gina

 

[Poco Pollo]

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How cool is it? I did read, somewhere, that you can not incubate where the external temp is more than 30 or 40 degrees different than the internal. I don't know if that is true or not, but I did read it.

Don't give up .... Keep trying!

I have it in a bedroom we don't use. It is about 55 to 60 in there. I have now moved it to a warmer room, but as I was moving it, the eggs rolled. I was delusional enough to believe in my ability to carry it without shifting them. Oh well, I dont think it is going to hatch anyway.

Don't give up. A broody hen leaves the nest at least once a day, sometimes for 15 minutes! Eggs get bumped, kicked, and moved if hens share the responsibility of brooding a hatch. I've seen hens steal eggs from each others' nests, and they still hatch. It's odd to see a white hen raising a bunch of black and brown chicks

They don't seem to notice after their babies hatch. Experts have bad hatches, too. Don't beat yourself up over this one hatch.

 

[newduckie]

I only put in the refrigerated eggs because I only had 9 that were fresh. Just thought what the heck. My niece gave them to me so they were fresh the last few days before they were refriged. I am really uncertain about the humidity. that seems the biggest factor to me. I just can't keep it steady.

 

[newduckie]

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I have it in a bedroom we don't use. It is about 55 to 60 in there. I have now moved it to a warmer room, but as I was moving it, the eggs rolled. I was delusional enough to believe in my ability to carry it without shifting them. Oh well, I dont think it is going to hatch anyway.

Don't give up. A broody hen leaves the nest at least once a day, sometimes for 15 minutes! Eggs get bumped, kicked, and moved if hens share the responsibility of brooding a hatch. I've seen hens steal eggs from each others' nests, and they still hatch. It's odd to see a white hen raising a bunch of black and brown chicks

They don't seem to notice after their babies hatch. Experts have bad hatches, too. Don't beat yourself up over this one hatch.

I will keep trying but two hatches in a row is getting frustrating!!!

I had a broody hen and I slipped 6 guineas under her and she raised them right along with the two that she hatched. She was a tiny little bantam and the guineas outgrew her pretty quickly but she would do her best to cover them all at night. Thank goodness it was july and plenty warm. lol She raised all eight of them to adulthood.

 

[Overeasyplz]

newduckie, don't give up!!! I have been having a heck of a time with mine, keeping the temp normal(3 days of instability) then learning to regulate humidity (smaller surface, less humid, wider surface higher humidity) then outside temps rose and incubator got hot, them power went out, temps cooled to 90..it's been insane and then I checked the eggs yesterday and most of them were infertlie anyway. I only have four that might hatch tonight or tomorrow...but then next week the other 14 eggs might reward me. And if that dosn't work I ordered coturnix quail eggs to try. I won't give up, I will make something hatch!

 

[CrazyFowlFreak]

I'm at day 14 with my Buff Silkies I got from swheat, so far I have 7/8.

 

[chickenmeadow]

newduckie: My humidity did not stay put until around the 2nd week of incubation. I was wondering how unstable your has been. From day 1 thru 17 my goal was to have 40-45% humidity mostly (with occasional drops to lower than 25% to allow for brief drying to increase the size of the air cell to proper size). Then in lockdown to 55% with no opening the bator. I have forced air in bator so it's 99.5 degrees for me. Have you been able to candle them easily? Keep searching, reading & learning, there are so many good links to pictures & advice on the BYC; just ask & someone will help out.

Best wishes for your current eggs that weren't refrigerated. How nice you have some fertile ones coming. Wish I had a dependable broody like yours to use in good weather, maybe someday.

 

[newduckie]

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a stray dog got my broody just shortly after she got them all raised. I hated it so bad. She was quite the chicken.

 

[The Sheriff]

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You are making me crazy woman! How do you keep it all straight?

 

[kathyinmo]

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Buff Silkies .... Did I hear, "buff silkies?" ....
This is what you have to look forward to ....