sad update, eggs on day 4, Its my first time hatching in bator

[happyhens44]

I had 9 eggs in the bator. And 2 I couldent tell which side was pointy, So on day 4 I candled them 2, And I couldent see anything developing, So I desided to crack em, There was nothing forming.... So I was like "hmmm well Ill candle the rest... I diddent see anything, So I gave em one last candle and nothing. So I cracked them nothing in any of them!

Well Idk the eggs came from my neighbors coop where I got the last eggs( the last ones hatched pretty good)

I guess these were not fertile, the temp was in the 99-100 area. and humidity at fist was low then I brought the humity to steady 35-40%

 

[Jessiewoodard57]

I think I would have waited for day 10 to candle

 

[Mama2B&D&...Chickens]

yeah i think i would have waited till later to candle too =/ So sorry...

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

I always candle about day 12

 

[happyhens44]

I dont think it would have mattered, By day 4 there should have been the blood vain things in the yolk and it did not even have that it was just any old yolk.

 

[ZooMummzy]

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Agreed, by day 3 you should see something. I never toss anything till Day 10 but I can pretty much figure out which ones are gonna go on that day by Day 3.

 

[pdsavage]

Yeah I allways wait at least 7 - 10 days,just to be on the safe side.

 

[sonew123]

I wait too. I candle day 6-7? I still leave all in -anything that doesnt look good I put a ? on it-To my surprise there's always 1-2 I ?'d and low and behold get chicks from! day 10 I pull clears

 

[MuranoFarms]

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Not necessarily. I've candled on day 4 and saw nothing and a few days later they were developing nicely. I would never crack them open that early. What is the harm in letting them sit in the incubator a few more days? Unless you desperately needed the space. Even then, I'd wait till at least day 7.

Is this your second time incubating?

 

[jerseygirl1]

Didn't you post about this in another thread?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=448781