Please help my incubation eggs

[Isellsilkies]

I had 56 eggs in an incubator and they didn’t hatch most were fertile please help

 

[LadiesAndJane]

What day are they on? When were they supposed to have hatched? Have you candled them? What incubator do you have? Did you verify temp and humidity?

 

[Isellsilkies]

What day are they on? When were they supposed to have hatched? Have you candled them? What incubator do you have? Did you verify temp and humidity?

Day 23 , yes, yes I candled there was no movement at all, temp and humidity were perfect , and I have a 300 dollar Incubator I don’t know the brand

 

[Isellsilkies]

Day 23 , yes, yes I candled there was no movement at all, temp and humidity were perfect , and I have a 300 dollar Incubator I don’t know the brand

I’ll go check

 

[Isellsilkies]

This one

 

[LadiesAndJane]

This one

I do not know this incubator. Did you have a separate thermometer and hygrometer to verify your temp and humidity? If the temp was too high or too low, or the humidity was too high or too low, the chicks may not hatch. Also if there are extreme temp fluctuations. Had you used the incubator before without problems?
When did you last see life in the eggs? (what day of incubation)

 

[Isellsilkies]

I just got it I had an old one when I first started breeding silkies and I think it has the same humidity and temp tester

 

[Isellsilkies]

the last sign of life was yesterday one had a little crack but it died before it could hatch and I only saw it an hour later

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I mean did you check with a separate themometer that has been calibrated and a salt tested hygrometer to verify the accuracy of the incubator? Many people do not know to do this. Even a brand new incubator can be off by several degrees, causing the eggs not to make it.

 

[Isellsilkies]

Oh no I haven’t tried that thankyou so much I checked the eggs and most were dead there is a few that might hatch