Problems with hatching

[katie246]

Grasping at straws here... I googled for your incubator and don't get any results, so no ideas from looking. Corina Super 24? Do you have a picture of the incubator itself?

Anyway, I'm wondering if its possible that one side is much cooler than the other? Faulty heating element? Or when you turned the eggs, did you also rotate their location within the incubator? I'm sorry, I'm at a loss. Only other thing I can think is that those dark eggs are just so dense, you may try cleaning the bloom off next time. But then you will have to be exta-super vigilant about bacteria control.

Or is there any remote possibility that you have the days mis-counted?? I've done that myself. More than once.. lol

Definitely not miss counted and I kept the eggs in the same place for the whole incubation they were I two rows of 5 and 3 hatched from one row and to from another and they were from opposite ends and one in the middle so totally random the only thing they have in common is it is all the ones I washed and put in the fridge that have hatched and the unwashed and stored at room temperature ones haven't developed air sack enough.

 

[MountaingateHomestead]

If you dry hatch without a fan you want to humidity to be lower. I’ve got a strong fan it this incubator and it has to be at 55%

 

[Runnerducks1]

What should it be without a fan in the chat different people say different things.

 

[katie246]

Update I have 2 babies fluffing up in the incubator this morning and 2 that pipped extrnaly and died they got stuck in egg and I didn't get there in time to help them. One egg is starting to draw down so I will move it to the hatcher soon and the other 5 are still alive but no where near ready so will just have to sit and wait and hope the air sacks improve in them ones. I don't think there is much else I can do. I think on the next lot I will try and wash more of the bloom off with egg wash and let them sit for a bit before putting them in bator and see if that helps.

 

[MountaingateHomestead]

I haven’t dry hatched without a fan in a long time but I think I used to do 40%. If I saw condensation on the eggs or they appeared wet I knew it was too much water. But again haven’t done dry hatching in over 7 years. I’ve had a lot more luck with my Janoel8-48 incubator. It’s consistent and I’v done A lot of species out of it

 

[MountaingateHomestead]

Update I have 2 babies fluffing up in the incubator this morning and 2 that pipped extrnaly and died they got stuck in egg and I didn't get there in time to help them. One egg is starting to draw down so I will move it to the hatcher soon and the other 5 are still alive but no where near ready so will just have to sit and wait and hope the air sacks improve in them ones. I don't think there is much else I can do. I think on the next lot I will try and wash more of the bloom off with egg wash and let them sit for a bit before putting them in bator and see if that helps.

Yay! we need pictures of the cute little guys

 

[katie246]

 

[chickens really]

Congrats...Adorable Ducklings...

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are adorable and Congratulations!!

 

[WVduckchick]

Beautiful!