Please help me , is my incubator not working propperly!

[AmyChickenx]

WHello BYC !

Ive being trying to incubate for 2months with not one hatch they get to around 2weeks and die off with a red ring or just simply die at the moment i have button quail eggs in which only take around 18 days to hatch at the moment there on day 8 and i can still see a tiny baby with veins everywhere ive looked says they should be further on than this they look just like they have only started to develop is my incubator temp reader not working correctly are they to cold thanks x please help me ! X

 

[red horse ranch]

WHello BYC !

Ive being trying to incubate for 2months with not one hatch they get to around 2weeks and die off with a red ring or just simply die at the moment i have button quail eggs in which only take around 18 days to hatch at the moment there on day 8 and i can still see a tiny baby with veins everywhere ive looked says they should be further on than this they look just like they have only started to develop is my incubator temp reader not working correctly are they to cold thanks x please help me ! X

What type of incubator do you have?
I have a Hovabator 1588 which I use continously all spring and summer. It has factory preset electronic temp control. I started in January this year and my hatches were taking longer every time. And more eggs were failing to hatch. I finally bought a high quality thermometer to double check the temp. Although the incubator digital readout showed it being 100 degrees, the new thermometer said it was only 97.8.
I believe that the dander from hatching chicks had built up on the thermostat and was giving wrong readings.
The only way you'll know for sure is to get a calibrated thermometer to double check what the incubator readout is showing.

 

[AmyChickenx]

This is the incubator , its nothing flash but apparently they do the job thanks x