Setting eggs August 15, anybody else want to join me?

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in the end i have 3 babies, 4 hatched but ones feet are curled and when i try to straighten them out it shrieks in pain.. ill get someone to put it down soon :( ill post pics soon my camera isn't wanting to load pictures onto the computer right now :/
 
What does this mean?

I used a few of my eggs as a control group and they are developing great.
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YEAAAAAAA, Babiesssss. Congratulations!!! They hatch so fragile and so strong at the same time. I love to see them hatch....Post pictures soon so we get confort in the waiting time still ahead.
Of the 15 wheaten ameraucana (shipped) only 5 developed and of those 5 I think 1 is a quitter. Hope to get those 4 alive and well. I used a few of my eggs as a control group and they are developing great.
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What does this mean?

"I used a few of my eggs as a control group and they are developing great."
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I'm guessing they are using their own eggs to check hatch rate versus shipped eggs......if you only got eggs shipped from one person and had a poor hatch, you don't know if it's you, the shipping, or the eggs. If you have a 'control' where you can rule out shipping as a factor, you have a better idea as to your incubator being a possible culprit.

At least that's what I think that means.
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I couldn't resist candling ONE.MORE.TIME. tonight. Just quickly. I saw movement in all of my light colored eggs, and I THINK I saw movement in one of my marans eggs. I can't see ANYTHING in those darn things other than the aircell though. Bumping up the humidity a little tonight, and going into LOCKDOWN in the morning!
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Eggs were received from shipping and set on August 15th @ 12:30am =
One hatched successfully today! :) at a quick glance looked like a boy :p
One didn't hatch successfully :( looked smashed/squished.
One egg left to hatch - the biggest darker brown egg -crossing fingers-
 
Sorry for my lameness everyone... I've been a bad thread participant. :( I am glad to hear of those who have had success with this setting. I set 24 pullet eggs out of our little flock (our first grandchildren!) on Aug. 18 and have since removed 22 for inviability or other early problems. :( but we are going on lockdown and have one strong leghornXlorp and one strong barred rockXlorp that are kicking and wiggling and looking good.

I read a lot about low rates with pullet eggs, so am not overly disappointed. But always feel a little sad with each little loss.

I set another batch on the 27 of about 24 eggs and all are looking great! I promise to report better and share more pics.
 
reeeeeeally hoping to wake up to SOMETHING going on tomorrow. i thought i heard a few quiet peeps while i was adding water through the vent hole, but am not 100% sure it wasn't just the syringe squeeking. glad that you all have successfully hatched a few though!!
 
EEEE!! One of my mottled houdans hatched this morning! HURRAY! This whole process wasn't a bust!
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It was pretty cute to watch the kids cluster around the 'bator watching 'chick TV.'
 

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