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[AmyLynn2374]

Okay thanks I'll try and get better pictures it's my first time trying to hatch

What kind of incubator are using?

 

[animalwild]

I made one myself it's still air
With those eggs you said today is the first day I've seen anything like that in any of them

 

[animalwild]

I can't find the picture of my incubator

 

[AmyLynn2374]

That's awesome. I have thought about doing a DIY bator, but I haven't got brave enough...lol Are you running temps at 101-102? Checking air cells for size to regulate your humidity? Is it wood or styrofoam? You can tell me to shut up anytime.

 

[animalwild]

It's styrofoam I try to keep my temps between 102-102 but some times it goes down and sometimes it goes up because I'm not home all day to monitor it. I don't really know what the air cells look like but I do keep my humidity above thirty most of the time

 

[AmyLynn2374]

It's styrofoam I try to keep my temps between 102-102 but some times it goes down and sometimes it goes up because I'm not home all day to monitor it. I don't really know what the air cells look like but I do keep my humidity above thirty most of the time

Cool. I find 30-35% humidity best for styrofoam bators. I incubate at about 30% and monitor the air cells to make sure my humidity ranges are working. I hope you get some hatchers.

 

[animalwild]

I hope so too I don't want eggs exploding we also didn't plan out when we did it to good either we kind of just bought the stuff put the incubator together but I'm sure we'll do it again when we have it planned out better and I know what I'm looking for in my eggs

 

[animalwild]

Here's a picture of my incubator

 

[WVduckchick]

Ok, I looked at all the pics on both of your threads on my big computer, and as I said on the other one, I don't see any development. Definitely not for day 14. Even by day 9, you should see more than that, in my opinion. But as @AmyLynn2374 and I said, candling through the air cell gives a better view. I understand you couldn't do it that way at the time, but even if you can't take pics of it, try to do it with your phone and see if you see any difference. You can still leave them in for a few days and see what happens though.

By the way, have you cracked any open just after retrieving from your hens, and looked for the fertility bullseye?

This is one of mine that quit around day 10. The veins had started dissipating, then kinda floated into a ring together.


These are healthy blood vessels and what you should be seeing by now.

@caesargirl

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Here's a picture of my incubator

Not bad. You have a lot of venting there. I would be worried come lockdown at how well you are going to be able to keep the humidity up with that much venting. You may find you need to lower the bulb wattage and cover some vents if you can't get the humidity up for hatch.

Ok, I looked at all the pics on both of your threads on my big computer, and as I said on the other one, I don't see any development. Definitely not for day 14. Even by day 9, you should see more than that, in my opinion. But as @AmyLynn2374 and I said, candling through the air cell gives a better view. I understand you couldn't do it that way at the time, but even if you can't take pics of it, try to do it with your phone and see if you see any difference. You can still leave them in for a few days and see what happens though.

By the way, have you cracked any open just after retrieving from your hens, and looked for the fertility bullseye?

This is one of mine that quit around day 10. The veins had started dissipating, then kinda floated into a ring together.


These are healthy blood vessels and what you should be seeing by now.

@caesargirl

The ones I listed appear (at least to me) to have the early spiderwebbing of veining as you would see around day 5. Unless I am imagining it. The very first one almost looked like a bloodring, but I didn't want to say it because it's hard to tell and I wouldn't want to cause someone to pull something that is still viable.