Okay, not sure where my real name should be--I'm Judy Davis from south central Indiana. Started out with the intention of raising peafowl, and it all expanded from there.
Maybe someone can help me with my incubating problems. Until last year I was using a Brower Top Hatch--no problem, just keep the reservoir filled and stop turning on day 18. Then I decided to up the ante and bought a GQF incubator and hatcher pair. Now I'm getting chicks that are fully or almost fully developed but not hatching but a few that pop out bright-eyed and fuzzy butted. All are going over the 21 days.
I've read the generic trouble-shooting guides, and I'm already keeping the temperature and humidity steady according to the standards, flipping the eggs over daily in addition to the automatic turner, and begging them to be healthy. Just hatched one of 10 black copper marans; the others all died in the shell.
Any suggestions from the more experienced hatchers out there would be much appreciated!