Okay, few more questions....

[sonilla]

Hi, I need help, I have ameracuana eggs that have been out for more Than 2 weeks I believe, it has a good air cell andseems like it was forming a chick but there are no vein, do I have to keep them in the incubator as normal eggs, or can I just make it go straight to lockdown? Or are those eggs bad?

 

[1chickendog142]

I think you misunderstood your instructions. Mine say red plugs should remain in the top until you have one chick hatch fully then you remove the one higher on lid. This is for ventilation and to help in drying the new babies. When all hatch the second one can be removed. Hope that helps

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I think you misunderstood your instructions. Mine say red plugs should remain in the top until you have one chick hatch fully then you remove the one higher on lid. This is for ventilation and to help in drying the new babies. When all hatch the second one can be removed. Hope that helps

A good share of us don't use the vent plugs. Heck, I don't think half of us even know where they are...lol Those that do use them, a good share remove both at lockdown to increase the oxygen flow. People differ on their practices, it's finding what's comfortable for you and works.

 

[1chickendog142]

Don't know what happened there Lol I was trying to respond to a guy having problems with humidity in his bator. With plugs out this will mess with that right at hatching time. I remove both plugs when babies show up outside of shells.but I keep both plugs in as long as I can for the moisture.Yes we all have our own ways that work for us.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Don't know what happened there Lol I was trying to respond to a guy having problems with humidity in his bator. With plugs out this will mess with that right at hatching time. I remove both plugs when babies show up outside of shells.but I keep both plugs in as long as I can for the moisture.Yes we all have our own ways that work for us.

I don't have a problem keeping my humidity up (and I hatch at 75%) with out the plugs. If I get a sudden dip from opening the bator or after rewetting my sponge I'll cover the vents for 10-15 minutes, other than that, no plugs.

I had no idea who you were talking to, lol, but I stuck my nose in anyway...lol

 

[sonilla]

Hi I'm stuck, don't know what to do, my hen has been broody for a month now but none of the eggs seem to be good, no babies yet... should I wait longer or throw those eggs away and put newer eggs under her... how long does a broody hen usually stay broody after not having any babies?

 

[PattiS72]

I finally had two hens go broody. But one gave up. The other was sitting on 10 eggs--not all hers. Two hatched then she gave up on the rest. I have 8 in the incubator seeing if they hatch. Anyway, here's pics of the two chicks and mama hen. Also a pic of the Cornish Crosses eating chicken feed with two of our cats.

 

[PattiS72]

OKay question. I have the 6 eggs that my hen didn't hatch in the incubator (all the eggs were laid at different times). The chicks are a week old. When should I give up on the eggs in the incubator? The air cells don't seem to be getting smaller, but most of them are dark. Also 4 of them are from EEs so it's not the easiest to see into them.

 

[lazy gardener]

Do you have any idea how many days of incubation they've had? Only you can decide, based on the answer to the first question. YOu might try candling with 2 flashlights, one at each end of the egg. Or make a candler with a standard or CFL bulb. Based on what you see, you can then decide what stage of incubation each egg is at. Good luck. For sure, I'd be doing a frequent sniff test to be sure you don't have any explosions.

 

[PattiS72]

Do you have any idea how many days of incubation they've had? Only you can decide, based on the answer to the first question. YOu might try candling with 2 flashlights, one at each end of the egg. Or make a candler with a standard or CFL bulb. Based on what you see, you can then decide what stage of incubation each egg is at. Good luck. For sure, I'd be doing a frequent sniff test to be sure you don't have any explosions.

I put them in the incubator on the 21st. I know there were some farther along then the others ( I candled them before I decided to toss them just in case). There is a smell, but I think it's from being in the nest where the other two hatched. I rinsed them off before I candled them the first time, but didn't scrub them.